The aim of this Guide are: to provide an overview of mircrogeneration intended to produce electrical energy, otherwise known as small-scale embedded generation (SSEG); to provide information on the legal and contractual issues relating specifically to the installation of microgenerators with electrical rating up to 16 A per phase (including the relationship of the consumer with the electricity supplier and the distribution network operator (DNO)), and to give guidance on the particular electrical issues, including electrical safety issues, that arise when installing or connecting a microgenerator.
The Guide does not provide installation guidance specific to any particular types of mircogeneration. Section 712 of BS 7671 contains particular requirements for photovoltaic installations, as does the Code of Practice for Grid Protected Solar Photovoltaic Systems published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology in 2015. For any microgenerator installation, the instructions of the manufacturer of supplier should be followed.
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