Critical load application
The health and safety of the community can be put at risk if critical organisations and businesses experience a power outage. If yours is one of them, it’s important to complete a critical load application form and return it your local Horizon Power office.
We'll ensure you are given priority reconnection in the event of an unplanned outage and plenty of advance notice for planned outages in your area.
Check if you're eligible
We've listed some examples of eligible industries on this page. You'll need to provide the details for each site you wish to register as a critical load using our online form.
Submit the form
Create a back up plan
What businesses are eligible?
Your business or organisation is eligible for critical load status if a power outage will have serious economic, health, environmental or public safety consequences.
Below are some examples.
| Area of concern | Critical business or organisation |
| Provision of essential services | Water, gas, communications, emergency services, ambulance, police, electrical hazards. |
| Public health and safety | Hospitals, aged care facilities, prisons, etc. |
| Environmental protection | Sewage facilities and processing plant. |
| Supply of goods and services | Shopping centres, heavy industrial, cold storage facilities, etc. |
| Animal suffering | Animal care or processing plants. |
| Food processing | Milk, bread, fresh producers. |
| Public communications | Emergency services communication sites. |
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