Updating your LoM protection

You can use the self-serve tool on the Futureproof Your Power website to check if you need to upgrade your equipment.

You can enlist the support of a contractor to undertake the work on your behalf, a google search #G59 #ALoMCP or alternatively we do have a list of recognised contractors who may be able to help you.

This is a change to the distribution code and non compliance breaches the terms of your connection agreement. These changes are a legal requirement and must be complied with by September 2022. 

If you know what type of protection you have, and you know it is non-compliant then you must arrange for the necessary upgrades to be completed or face enforcement action.

If you know your protection is compliant then we need to be notified so we can mark your site as compliant and remove you from our list of people to contact. If your site is already compliant with G59/3, please notify us by completing this form.

Yes; It is a requirement of G59, that any material change to the G59 protection settings or generating equipment are communicated to the DNO which supplies the site. In some cases, we reserve the right to witness the testing of the system and protection settings. Please note witness of testing may be subject to a fee.

Unfortunately, the opportunity to apply for funding closed in May 2022. Payments were previously available to incentivise early compliance however now that the mandatory compliance deadline has passed, any costs associated with the necessary changes must now be covered by the generator owner. 

The total cost of making the changes will depend on the amount of work required and at the discretion of your chosen contractor.

By becoming compliant you will make your generation more reliable.  This will mean it is less likely to trip off, ensuring more consistent generation and a steadier income stream.  More widely, by becoming compliant you will help strengthen the electricity network – this will help deliver cost savings to consumers and will also embed the network with more resilience, meaning that more renewable electricity can be brought online, helping us meet the UK’s low carbon ambitions.

The work should be carried out by an accredited G59 generation installer. A contractor directory can be found here.  The ENA and Electricity North West accept no liability or responsibility for the competence of any contractors / consultants listed and do not endorse or make preference to any of the companies or individuals listed.

Sites should ensure that they maintain a safe system of work and always ensure generators are disconnected and fully isolated when carrying out work on or directly adjacent to electrical equipment within the site.

It is believed that in the majority of situations it is highly unlikely that the changes to protection settings will create any additional safety risks. In some very rare cases; following the loss of network in feed to a site, a generator can continue to inadvertently generate until such time as the protection settings have been exceeded. Due to the protection settings being relaxed there is a marginal increase in probability of this occurring. This is generally only the case where the local demand and generation are evenly matched and where the generating unit is synchronous (i.e. not solar panels or batteries).

If you have read the sections above and you are still not sure, then this is a good time to get in touch with our team. In some cases, we do have some limited records of what your installer will have told us was installed; due to the volume and age of some of the connections this information is not always available or up to date with what is actually onsite. We can also offer dedicated technical support expertise should you need this.