Guide to Connecting a Distributed Generator - Sustainability Victoria

Units and abbreviationsA, kA: Amperes or kilo-Amperes (1000 Amperes) – unit of measuring electrical Current.BTU: British Thermal UnitkW, MW: Kilo or Megawatt is a measure of real electrical power or energy rate of production or demand, e.g. capacity of apower generating unit. kWe is the electrical capacity and kWth is the thermal capacity: 1MW = 1000kW = 1 million wattskWh, MWh, GWh: A common unit to measure energy consumption or use that is read through a meter.1MWh = 1000kWh; 1GWh = 1000MWhMJ, GJ: Mega or Giga Joules. This is a common unit to measure heat energy content, e.g. energy content of reticulatednatural gas (Vic) is 38.8MJ/m 31GJ = 1000MJ; 1GJ = 277.8kWh; 1kWh = 3.6MJ1 million BTU = 0.2928MWh = 1054MJMVA, MVAr: Mega-Volt-Ampere. These terms of electrical power dispatch that refer to Apparent power and Reactivepower respectively.V, kV: Volts or kilo-volts (1000V). The voltage level of an electrical supply system.AcronymsACAlternating CurrentAEMC Australian Energy Markets CommissionAEMO Australian Energy Market OperatorAERCFADGEPAESCESVHVAustralian Energy RegulatorCountry Fire AuthorityDistributed Generation (or Embedded Generation)Environment Protection AgencyEssential Services Commission (of Victoria)Energy Safe VictoriaHigh Voltage (11kV and 22kV)LV Low voltage (230 and 400V)MCEMFBNEMNERMinisterial Council for EnergyMetropolitan Fire and Emergency Services BoardNational Electricity MarketNational Electricity Rules28 - Guide to Connecting a Distributed Generator in Victoria