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Electric Service Installation Rules - (Entire Book)   (PDF file - 63 pages).     Get Adobe Reader

INTRODUCTION - SCOPE
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For all new construction inquiries, call 1-412-393-4343.

DEFINITIONS
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GENERAL SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
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Rights for All Facilities
Rights for Control of Vegetation
Division of Ownership
Company Ownership
Customer Ownership
Codes

Inspection
Service Grounding
Services To Be Grounded

Services Not To Be Grounded
Grounding Electrode Conductors
Primary Water Pipe Electrode
Supplemental Electrodes
Access To Customer's Premises

Right To Refuse Or Discontinue Service
Connection Charges

ELECTRIC SERVICES AVAILABLE AND REQUIREMENTS
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Types Of Services Available
Street Secondary
Distribution
Sub-Transmission And Transmission
Application Requirements For New Permanent Or Temporary Service

TABLE - Types of Electric Service Secondary:
Services And Demand Limits Available From Street Secondary Supply Lines, Operating At Less Than 3Volts

TABLE - Types of Electric Service Distribution:
Services And Demand Limits Available From Distribution Supply Lines, Operating At 2,400 Volts Or Higher With Facilities Located On Customer’s Property

TABLE - Types Of Electric Service, Sub-Transmission & Transmission Services And Demand Limits Available From Sub-Transmission And Transmission Supply Lines

Temporary Services
Application For Service

Service Meter Location And Installation (Look-Up) Form

Rewires, Changes, And Additions

SERVICE FROM COMPANY SECONDARY SUPPLY LINES
(Operating At Less Than 300 Volts)

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Underground Service
Residential Underground Service
Areas Designated As Underground

Underground Service From Overhead Lines

Cable And Conduit
Overhead Service From Overhead Lines
Overhead Service To A Building

Overhead Service To A Pole Or Structure
Overhead Service Over Or Near Swimming Pools
Overhead Service Drops Over A Roof
Mobile Homes, Recreational Vehicles, Floating Buildings, Commercial Trailers And Service Pedestals

Mobile Homes - Up To Four Units
Mobile Homes - Five Or More Units
Recreational Vehicles And Floating Buildings
Commercial Trailers
Meter And Service Pedestal
Service-Entrance Capacity

Service-Entrance Conductors
Service-Entrance Conductors, Underground
Service-Entrance Conductors, Overhead
Residential Service-Entrance Ampacity Without Electric Space Heating

Residential Service-Entrance Ampacity With Electric Space Heating
Residential Service Equipment
Commercial/Industrial Service Requirements

SERVICES FROM COMPANY DISTRIBUTION, SUB-TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION LINES, (OPERATING AT 2,400 VOLTS OR HIGHER)
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Overhead Service Lines
Underground Service Lines
Service To Residential Developments

Location For Transformers And Equipment
Installations On Poles
Overhead Services
Underground Services

Meter Transformer Poles
Untransformed Service - Underground
Untransformed Service - Overhead
Transformed Service Installations From Substations,Vaults, Or Pads

Physical Structure And Wiring
Protection And Control Wiring
Protective Grounding

Instrument Transformers For Protection And Control
Customer's Service-Entrance Conductors
Customer's Service Equipment

Service Equipment, 480 Volts Or Less
Service Equipment, 2,400 Volts Or Higher

Service Equipment, Ratings And Settings
Location Of Service Equipment

Maintenance Of Service Equipment
Mobile Substation Connection Requirements

EQUIPMENT PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS AND OPERATING LIMITATIONS
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Required Equipment Protection On Three-Phase Services
Motor-Starting Current Limits

Load Limits For Welders And Other Fluctuating Loads

Electric Space Heating Requirements Including Heat Pumps And Air Conditioners
Electric Water Heater Requirements

Storage-Type Water Heaters
Instantaneous-Type Water Heaters
Computers, Video, X-ray, And Other Electronic Voltage-Sensitive Equipment
Snow Melting Equipment

Customer Owned And Operated Electric Generating Equipment, Non-Parallel Operation
Customer Owned And Operated Electric Generating Equipment, Parallel Operation
Harmonic Producing Equipment
Customer Lightning And Surge Protection

METERS AND METERING EQUIPMENT
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Ownership
Method Of Obtaining

Removal
Types And Sizes

Location And Installation

Meter Socket Grounding
Multimeter Installations

Instrument Transformer Installations
Instrument Transformer Cabinets

Instrument Transformer In Cabinets
Instrument Transformers In Switchgear

Transformed Service Installations In Substations,Vaults Or On Pads
Untransformed Service - Underground
Untransformed Service - Overhead
Metering On Company Pole

Metering Not On Company Pole

LIST OF TABLES
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TYPES OF ELECTRIC SERVICE, SECONDARY:
Services and demand limits available from street secondary supply lines, operating at less than 300 volts.

TYPES OF ELECTRIC SERVICE, DISTRIBUTION:
Sservices and demand limits available from distribution supply lines, operating at 2,400 volts or higher, with facilities located on customer's property.

TYPES OF ELECTRIC SERVICE, SUB-TRANSMISSION & TRANSMISSION:
Services and demand limits available from sub-transmission and transmission supply lines.

SINGLE-PHASE METERING EQUIPMENT

THREE-PHASE METERING EQUIPMENT

RECOMMENDED INSTRUMENT-TRANSFORMER CABINET SIZES

LIST OF FIGURES
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1. Typical Temporary Service-Entrance Post For Use During Construction Of Building

2. Typical Temporary Service In Underground Residential Developments

3. Typical Underground Service Connection From Underground Supply Lines 120/240 Or 120/208 Volt

4. Typical Service In Underground Residential Developments 120/240 Volt Single-Phase

5. Typical Underground Service Connection From Overhead Lines, 120/240 Volt Single-Phase

6. Typical Underground Service Connection from Pole Mounted Transformers

7. Typical Overhead Service Connection, 120/240 Volt Single-Phase

8. Typical Overhead Service Connection, Mast Type, 120/240 Volt Single-Phase

9. Typical Overhead Service Connection, Mast Type With No Roof Overhang, 120/240 Volt Single-Phase

10. Typical Pole-Meter Installation 120/240 Volt Single-Phase of 200 Amp or Less

11. Typical Pole-Meter Installation For A Mobile Home Or Other Use, 120/240 Volt Single-Phase

12. Typical Underground Service Connection From Overhead Lines To A Meter And Service Pedestal, 120/240 Volt Single-Phase

13. Typical Transocket Meter Installation 120/240 Volt Single-Phase And 120/208 Volt Or 230 Volt Three-Phase

14. Typical Self-Contained Meter Installation 120/208 Volt Or 230 Volt Three-Phase

15. Typical Current Transformer Installation, 120/240 Volt Single- Phase, 120/208 Volt Or 230 Volt Three-Phase

16. Self-Contained Meter Mounting Equipment Wiring Diagrams

17. 400 Amp Transockets for 3-Phase 3-Wire (3P-3W) and 3-Phase 4-Wire (3P-4W) Services

18. Transocket Wiring Diagrams

19. Typical Single-Phase Multimeter Installation, Two To Six Meters, 120/240 Volt Or 120/208 Volt 3-Wire

20. Typical Single-Phase Multimeter Installation, More Than Six Meters, 120/240 Volt Or 120/208 Volt 3-Wire

21. Typical Single-Phase Prewired Meter And Breaker Installation, 120/240 Volt Or 120/208 Volt 3-Wire

22. Typical Indoor/Outdoor Wall Mounted Current Transformer (CT) Installation For Underground Services

23. Alternate Meter Socket And Enclosure Installation For Underground Services



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