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Standard DNO timing?

Jonboy1889
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edited 4 May 2023 at 10:46AM in Green & ethical MoneySaving
Can anyone give an idea of how long the standard DNO form takes to come back for system 3.6kw?

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  • Raxiel
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    I assume the forum software got confused and that should be < 3.6kW?
    In my case, National Grid (formerly Western Power) responded to my installers G98 with a PDF letter in an email within a day. I don't know exactly when the installer submitted it but I received it 24 hours after commissioning, about an hour after I'd paid.

    This was last October
    3.6 kW PV in the Midlands - 9x Sharp 400W black panels - 6x facing SE and 3x facing SW, Solaredge Optimisers and Inverter. 400W Derril Water (one day). Octopus Flux
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    Jonboy1889 said:
    Can anyone give an idea of how long the standard DNO form takes to come back for system 3.6kw?
    A solar PV system with an inverter limit of 3.86kW or less per phase does not need DNO approval. The installer needs to notify the DNO once the array has been installed. A DNO acknowledgement is needed by the supplier to obtain an export MPAN.
  • Jonboy1889
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    edited 25 October 2023 at 8:41PM
    [Deleted User] said:
    Jonboy1889 said:
    Can anyone give an idea of how long the standard DNO form takes to come back for system 3.6kw?
    A solar PV system with an inverter limit of 3.86kW or less per phase does not need DNO approval. The installer needs to notify the DNO once the array has been installed. A DNO acknowledgement is needed by the supplier to obtain an export MPAN.
    Thanks- that was what I meant- how long for the DNO acknowledgement to arrive?
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    edited 25 October 2023 at 8:41PM
    Jonboy1889 said:
    [Deleted User] said:
    Jonboy1889 said:
    Can anyone give an idea of how long the standard DNO form takes to come back for system 3.6kw?
    A solar PV system with an inverter limit of 3.86kW or less per phase does not need DNO approval. The installer needs to notify the DNO once the array has been installed. A DNO acknowledgement is needed by the supplier to obtain an export MPAN.
    Thanks- that was what I meant- how long for the DNO acknowledgement to arrive?
    It varies by DNO. 
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