Do the dwellings need separate electricity meters?
Not necessarily. A dual occupancy does not automatically require each dwelling to have a completely separate electricity service.
Evoenergy allows a dual occupancy to be supplied either through a single service to the lease or separate services to each dwelling on the same lease.
If separate electricity services are required for the two dwellings, separate metering can be arranged, but the owner is responsible for the cost of the additional service and any necessary network modifications.
Reference: Evoenergy – Service and Installation Rules, Section 5.3.5. – https://www.evoenergy.com.au/-/media/Project/Evoenergy/EVO/Documents/SI-rules/Evoenergy-Service-and-Installation-rules.pdf
Short Answer
Not necessarily. A dual occupancy may have one electricity service to the lease or separate services to each dwelling. Separate metering/services can be provided where required.
Detailed Explanation
Not necessarily. Evoenergy's Service and Installation Rules provide for dual occupancy to be serviced by either a single electricity service to the lease or separate services to each dwelling on the one lease.
Where a separate service is installed for an additional dwelling, the customer is responsible for the cost of the second service and any associated network modifications. The appropriate connection point for each premises is determined by Evoenergy.
No minimum block size does not remove the need for planning assessment.
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