AusNet Services
AusNet distributes across eastern Victoria and Gippsland — the eastern half of the state. It runs its own portal, its own approved inverter list and its own smart inverter settings, so almost nothing carries across from a job on a neighbouring Victorian network.
What they assess
- Pre-approval is explicit
- Approval is required before installation begins rather than sought alongside it, and it is issued through AusNet's EnergyConnect portal rather than by correspondence.
- Automatic first, paid assessment second
- A straightforward site returns an automatic pre-approval immediately. Where that result does not suit the system being proposed, the pathway continues into a manual assessment that carries a fee.
- Equipment is vetted against AusNet's own list
- The approved inverter list and the smart inverter settings are maintained by AusNet, separately from any other Victorian distributor's.
Where it snags
The automatic result is the cheap path and the manual one is not. If a site is unusual — long runs, a constrained part of the network, an atypical system — the job is not merely slower, it is priced differently, so it belongs in the quote rather than in a later conversation. AusNet — up to 30kW connections
The approved inverter list is AusNet's own. An inverter accepted on another Victorian network still needs checking against this one before it is ordered, because the lists are maintained independently. AusNet — approved inverter list
Smart inverter settings are published separately from the inverter list. Getting the model approved and getting it configured the way AusNet expects are two different checks, and only the first is obvious from the application. AusNet — smart inverter settings
Go straight to
- EnergyConnect portalWhere applications are lodged and automatic pre-approval is issued.
- Approved inverter listCheck equipment here before ordering, not after.
- Smart inverter settingsThe configuration side of the same equipment question.
- Manual assessment costsWhat the fallback path costs, worth knowing before quoting an unusual site.
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