New Ability Energy
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Switchboards and sub-mains
Boards replaced or rebuilt to the current standard, with sub-mains sized for the loads that are coming, not only today's.
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Everyday electrical works
Switchboards, sub-mains and fit-outs by our own licensed electricians, under the same contract as everything else we hold on the site.
The problem
The licensed work a site needs anyway is usually held by a different trade to the one holding the energy scope, which is where accountability goes missing.
The licensed work a site needs anyway, and often the enabling step that makes generation possible in the first place. Switchboards, sub-mains, upgrades and fit-outs, carried out by our own licensed electricians under the same contract as anything else we hold on the site.
What the scope covers.
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Capacity upgrades
Where the supply will not carry new plant, charging or generation, we design the upgrade and apply to the network.
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Commercial fit-outs
Rough-in, fit-off and testing for offices, retail and warehouses, planned around the builder's programme.
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Licensed in-house electricians
Every job is done by our own licensed electricians, not a subcontractor found for the week.
What it usually looks like
Typical range on a commercial site.
Indicative ranges. Lead times and shutdown windows are confirmed in writing for your site.
Typical range on a commercial site
2 – 4wks
Lead time from scope to start
4 – 8hrs
Usual shutdown window
100 – 800A
Switchboard capacity we work to
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Contract holding the whole scope
Indicative ranges for scoping only, not measurements from a specific job.
On a real job: 99.88 kW across the rooftops at Valentine Sports Park
How it runs, start to finish.
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Walk the site
An electrician inspects the board, the supply and the loads before anything is priced.
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Scope it in writing
Scope, price and the shutdown window go in writing, and anything that changes on site is re-quoted, not absorbed.
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Work around the business
Shutdowns are scheduled around your operating hours, and live areas are isolated and signed.
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Test and certify
Every circuit is tested, and you receive the certificate of compliance for the work.
Before you ask us.
Do you take on smaller electrical jobs?
Yes. Switchboard upgrades, new circuits and fit-outs are work we do on their own, not only as part of an energy project.
Can you upgrade a switchboard without closing the business?
Most upgrades need a short shutdown. We plan it around your trading hours and confirm the window in writing before the day.
Why use one contractor for electrical and energy work?
Because the switchboard is usually what makes solar, storage or charging possible. When one team holds both, nothing waits on another trade.
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