Facilities interconnected to the power grid to exclusively supply unregulated or regulated end consumers, generally located around and in cities, where the distribution companies operate.
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National Power Grid Coordinator
(Coordinador Eléctrico Nacional, CEN) It is a non-profit, autonomous public corporation, with its own assets and created for an indefinite period. It is responsible for coordinating the operation of all the National Power Grid facilities.
National Grid
Interconnected lines and substations located between Arica and Chiloé, economically efficient, ensuring continuous supply in different power availability scenarios.
Dedicated Transmission Network
Transmission lines and equipment mainly used to supply electricity to unregulated customers or to evacuate production from one plant or a limited group of power plants. Electricity delivered through these systems is under private agreements between parties.
Under Construction Declaration
New projects in the construction stage when these have been granted the respective civil works construction permit, or if the order to proceed to manufacture and install the corresponding electrical or electromagnetic equipment has been extended for power generation, transmission or transformation, which shall be backed by the respective purchase orders for the manufacture of
Transmission System (TS)
A set of transmission lines and electricity substations that make up part of a power grid, including interconnection lines between interconnected systems at a nominal voltage level greater than 23 kV, understanding voltage provided by the highest voltage busbar as nominal voltage at the substation. Each Transmission System includes TTS, STxS and ATS facilities.
Toll
The rates paid by the facility users to the transmission facility owners. Any power company that injects electricity into the transmission network from its own or hired power plants, as well as any power company that withdraws electricity from the grid to sell it to distributors or end customers, and uses these facilities is required to
Service Quality and Safety Technical Standard (NT)
According to the provisions of the General Electricity Services Law and its current regulations, the general purpose of the Service Quality and Safety Technical Standard is to establish the Service Quality and Safety requirements for interconnected systems. Current version dated July 2014 and Exempt Resolution 586 dated 17 November 2014.
Sectioning substation, substation
A set of equipment that enables a transmission line to be sectioned at an intermediate point of this line. The minimum configuration is comprised of three circuit breaker bays with their respective protection systems.
Regulated Customer
Distribution company or user whose connected capacity does not exceed 2,000 kW supplied from the generation or transmission facilities. The Law considers these users as industries that are a natural monopoly and, hence, they are subject to regulated prices.