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Paragraph 1 Interpretation

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In this Schedule—

  • “electrical cables” means—

    1. (a)

      cables of differing types and voltages installed for the purposes of conducting electricity, auxiliary cables, cables connecting to direct current (DC) boxes, earthing cables and optical fibre cables; and

    2. (b)

      works associated with cable laying including jointing bays, hardstanding adjoining the jointing pits, combiner boxes, fibre bays, cable ducts, cable protection, joint protection, manholes, kiosks, marker posts, underground cable marker, tiles and tape, send and receive pits for horizontal directional drilling, trenching, lighting, and a pit or container to capture fluids associated with drilling;

  • “field stations” means inverters, transformers and switchgear comprising either—

    1. (a)

      a configuration where transformers, inverters and switchgear will be housed in a single container located on a concrete beam or block foundation; or screw piles, rammed piles or compacted hardcore foundation. There will be a perimeter of stone or gravel around the container; or

    2. (b)

      a configuration where transformers and switchgear will be housed in a single container and inverters provided in either a separate single container or inverters provided separately and mounted on a ground mounted frame which is parallel to the mounting structure. Each container will be located on a concrete beam or block foundation; or screw piles, rammed piles or compacted hardcore foundation. There will be a perimeter of stone or gravel around each container; or

    3. (c)

      a configuration where transformers, switchgear and inverters will be provided separately, which may be in one or more containers. Inverters may also be provided separately and mounted on a ground mounted frame which is parallel to the mounting structure. Any container will be located on a concrete beam or block foundation; or screw piles, rammed piles or compacted hardcore foundation. There will be a perimeter of stone or gravel around any container; and inverters provided separately and mounted on a ground mounted frame which is parallel to the mounting structure;

  • “inverter” means electrical equipment required to convert direct current power to alternating current;

  • “mounting structure” means a frame or rack made of galvanised steel or other material designed to support the solar panels and mounted on piles driven into the ground, piles rammed into bare ground, a pillar attaching to a steel ground screw, pillars fixed to a concrete foundation or feet, or pillars set in concrete in a pre-made hole in the ground;

  • “National Grid Thorpe Marsh Substation” means the existing 400kV substation at Thorpe Marsh, owned and operated by National Grid;

  • “solar panel” means a solar photovoltaic panel or module designed to convert solar irradiance to electrical energy;

  • “substation” means a compound containing electrical equipment required to switch, transform and convert electricity;

  • “switchgear” means a combination of electrical disconnect switches, fuses or circuit breakers used to control, protect and isolate electrical equipment; and

  • “transformer” means a structure containing an electrical device to transform electricity to a different voltage.