Acronym
AA
ABC
ACT
ADMD
Al
AL
AP
AQ
ASC
AV
BD
BE
BFT
BJ
BIS
BS
CAB
CAF
CCCU
CDM
CHP
CIC
CJ
CLJ
CNE
CNRB
CNRC
Contestable/Non-contestable
COSHH
CPE
CSD
CSEJ
CSEP
Cu
CW
DCUSA
DE
DI
DIST
DM
DNO
DRA
DROP
DT
Ducts
ECV
EHV
Engrossments
EPFU
FP
GAE
GDN
GEN
GLJ
GNO
GRP
GTY
GTU
HEMS
HV
ICP
IDNO
IGT
IP
IPL
IRS
ISP
ISS
JC-1
JC-2
JC-3
KvA
KW
LAP
LDZ
LEAP
LP
LV
MAM
Mains cable
MD
MDU
Meter positions
MJS-long
MJS-medium
MJS-short
MM
MMEP
MOP
MP
MPAN
MPRN
MRA
MSDB
MV
NCO
NDM
NOS
NRO
ODF
ONT
OSCP
P/E
PDA
PE
PMT
POC
POI
PP
PRI
PSU
Primary substation
QD
RAP
REV
Reinforcement
RFI
RMU
RO
RTU
S/E
SAP
SBGI
SCO
SDU
Secondary substation
Section 38 plan
Section 50
SHEA
SI
S/J
SL
SLD
SM
SMSTS
SNE
SP
S-PP
SP&N
SPN
SS
SSSTS
SU
TBS
TMA
TP&N
TX
UCTB
UIP
UPS
UVDB
W/F
WES
Meaning
Asset adopter
Air circuit breaker
Action cable
After diversity maximum demand
Aluminium
As laid
Adoption plan
Annual quality
Available supply capacity
Asset value
Budget design
Bottle end
Blown fibre tubing
Breech joint
Blast slab
British standard
Cabinet
Cost apportioned factor
Construction/commission/connections routine
Construction design management
Combined heat and power
Competition in connections
Compact joint
Connectorised lead-in joint
Combined neutral earth
Connections (Non-routine basic)
Connection (Non-routine complex)
Control or substances hazardous to health
Customer premises equipment
Combined services drawing
Compact single element joint
Connected system entry point
Copper
Carriage way rated
Distribution connection and use or system agreement
Design engineer
Ductile iron
Distribution network
Design manager
Distribution network operator
Designer risk assessment
Drop network
Design technician
Emergency control valve
Extra high voltage
Energy networks association
Electrical network company
Enhanced performance fibre units
Energy solutions providers
Energy and utilities skills register
Feeder pillar
Gas authorised engineer
Gas distribution network
Generator
Gas industry registration scheme
Genetic loop joint
Gas network operator
Glass reinforced plastic
Gas transporter
Gas transportation company
Gateway termination unit
Housing estate mains
High voltage
Independent connections provider
Independent distribution network operator
Institution of gas engineers and managers
Independent gas transporter
Intermediate pressure
In place (inventory status code)
Integrated reception services
Internal service provider
Internal substation
Joining chamber type 1
Joining chamber type 2
Joining chamber type 3
Kilovolt Amperes (apparent power)
Kilowatts
Local are for play
Local distribution zone
Local equipped area of plan
Low pressure
Low voltage
Meter asset manager
Maximum demand
Multi-dwelling unit
Modular jointing system - large cap
Modular jointing system - medium cap
Modular jointing system - short cap
Multi-mode
Meet me exchange point
Maximum operating pressure
Medium pressure
Meter point administration number
Meter point reference number
Meter point arrangements
Multi-service distribution board
Multi utility recognition board
Medium voltage
Network construction operations
Non-domestic
National electric registration scheme
National joint utilities group
National occupation standards
Non-routine operation
New road and street works act
Optical distribution frame
Optical network termination
Onsite convergence point
Pot end
Pending addition (inventory status code)
Polythene
Pole mounted transformer
Point of connection
Point of isolation
Patch panel
Pressure reducing intake
Power supply unit
Quick draw
Rapier cable
Revision
Request for further information
Ring main unit
Routine operation
Remote terminal unit
Stop end
Senior authorised personnel
Society of british gas industries
Supervisory control and data acquisition
Safe control of operation
Single dwelling unit
Southern gas networks
Safety health and environment awareness
Spun iron
Straight joint
Streetlight
Single line diagram
Single mode
Site management safety training scheme
Seperate neutral earth
Site plan
Splitter patch panel
Single phase and neutral
Southern power networks
Substation
Scottish and Southern Energy
Site supervisor safety training scheme.
Strategic utilities
Temporary building supplies
Traffic management act
Three phase and neutral
HV cable
Transformer
Ultra compact termination box
Utility infrastructure provider
UK power networks
Uninterruptible power supply
Utilities vendor database
Wholesale extension service
Water industry registration scheme
Western power distribution
Definition
IDNO/IGT who is taking over the cables/pipes when the site is live
Automatically operated electrical switch to protect electrical circuit from damage by short circuit overload
Used in the design of electricity distribution network where demand is aggregated over many customers
Material pipes are created from Metal
Site plan showing exact location of laid utilities
Legal plan showing adopter of land
Sum of estimated of annual consumption of all gas meters on site
Agreed (with the DNO) amount of electrical load for a property
Value of laid utilities as quoted by adopter
Indicative mains route used when tendering a project
Cover fitted to high voltage/low voltage cables to finish off end (Also stop end or pot end)
This is the joint used to 'tee' joint one cable to another and can be high voltage or low voltage
The roof of a substation. Electrical network company standard is that they DO NOT require a blast slave, whereas ESP & UKPN do
Specification of recommended procedure, quality of output and terminology
This is a proportion of the cost paid by central networks when applying betterment to the network
Regulations for all construction projects
Simultaneous, efficient generation or electric & heat - generally used in large blocks of flats
Process designed by OFGEM to deliver choice to customers wanting a new connection
The protective earth and neutral conductors are combined until the consumer's neutral link
Contestable works are connections activities which can be carried out by any person on our network. Non contestable are works which only cental networks can undertake - this is the final network connection, diverting existing network and reinforcing existing network
Health and safety legislation
CAD drawing showing all on site utilities
Point at which the network extension (site) is connected to the distribution system
Material pipes are created from
Provides a single centralised document whcih relates to the connection to and use of the electricity distribution networks, it includes charging methodologies for connection to, and use of, the electricity distribution networks
Technical person on the design team
Material pipes are made from
Manager of the design team
Owner of the electrical assets (I.e. UKPN)
Project specific risk assessment completed by designer to eliminate hazards
CAD operator
A form of polypipe/rigiduct which electricity cables are fed through for protection
A safety mechanism on a gas service pipe connection a gas meter to the gas mains
Electric
The voice of the networks, representing the 'wires and pipes' transmission and distribution network operators for and gas and electricity in
Final version of legal documents
These are the asset owners
An independent skills platform which provides recognised standards for the utility sector
Electrical enclosure providing electricity for low voltage electrical distribution applications
Person authorised in gas with a high level of technical abilities with gas
Network used to distribute gas (Owned by DNO)
Person who generates electricity under license of exemption under electricity act 1989
Provision and project management of approved designs, connection, commision, adoption of new low pressure and medium pressure gas networks (mains and services), pressure reducing stations, diversions, disconnections and meters
Owns and manages section of gas distribution network
A company, licensed of OFGEM, which transports gas through its network on behalf of a gas shipper
Asset owner
Water mains
Any voltage on the network above 415 volts (11kV, 33kV and 132kV)
Companies granted necessary accreditation to provide new connection competition with DNO
Holder of distribution license
Chartered professional body, license by the engineering council, produes a large range of technical standards
Develop, operate and maintain local gas transportation network
Type of gas pressure
Substation built in property - usually within flats
Unit of load measurement (power)
Unit of load measurement (power)
Shown on plan
Managed by DNO's area in which utility is distributed
Shown on plan
Type of gas pressure
Any voltage on the network below and including 415 volts
The MAM will act as the point of contact for a meter point and can supply all known information regarding that meter point
A cable that supplies many buildings
The highest averaged electrical demand for a specific period
The location a meter box will sit at a property
Maximum pressure safety held in pipes
Type of gas pressure
Number allocated to a specific electric supply
Number allocated to a specific gas supply
Any voltage on the network greater than 1Kv and less than 100Kv
Operations to change gas/water networks
Type of gas supply
Provision and project management of approved designs, connection, commission, and adoption of new low pressure and medium pressure gas networks (mains and services), pressure reducing stations, diversions, disconnections and meters
Multinational electricity and utility company
Are statements of the standards of performance individuals must achieve when carrying out functions in the workplace, together with specifications of the underpinning knowledge and understanding
Act which sets regulations for all utilities/authorities working on a public highway
Cover fitted to high voltage/low voltage cables to finish off end (also pot end or stop end)
Material pipes are created from
Transformer mounted on pole up to 315kvA
Point at which the network extension (site) is connected to the distribution system (mains)
Gas equipment designed to regulate, or reduce, the pressure of gas
Medium sized substation where voltage is transformed from 33kV
Revision number of the drawing
This is work carried out to upgrade the existing network where needed to provide a new connection or load increase
Request sent to the client to ensure we have all the pertinent information to commence design
A totally sealed, gas-insulated, compact switchgear unit. The primary switching devices can be either switch disconnectors, fused disconnectors or circuit breakers
Gas operation details for works taken place on pipework greater than 63mm in diameter
A microprocessor controlled electronic device that interfaces objects in the physical world to a distributed control system or SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) system by transmitting telemetry to a master system, and by using messages from master supervisory system to control connected objects
Cover fitted to high voltage/low voltage cables to finish off end (also bottle end or pot end)
Gas operation details for works taken place on pipework can be either routine operation or non-routine operation
Small dsitribution substation where voltage is transformed from 11kV to 415v
A plan showing which roads/footpaths will be offered up for adoption
If highways are being occupied for more than 14 days. Also section 50 notice required for installing infrastructure in a highway
A gas transporter
Pipe material
The joint used to join one cable to another essentially in-lin, and can be either high voltage or low voltage
Communal street lighting
Plan of the site
Electrical distribution company (DNO)
The term for ground-mounted electrical plant comprising transformer and relevant distribution equipment. It can be a compound or housed in either GRP or brick built housing
Electrical distribuiton company (DNO)
Station used for power during site construction
Brand of high voltage cable
An electrical device that transfers electrical energy between two or more circuits through electromagnetic induction
i.e Pivotal Energy
Electric distribution company (DNO)
A fair, open and transparent means of suppliers purchasing utility
Brand of low voltage cable used
Provision and project management of approved designs, connection, commission, and adoption of new potable water networks (mains and services), diversions, disconnections and meters
Electric distribution company (DNO)