Duquesne Light  

Service And Meter Location Request

Upon receipt of the Customer's service application, the Company will provide the following information:

(a) The type and capacity of the electric service (as was provided by the Customer per section 4.2.2).

(b) The type and size of the meter socket or other meter equipment.

(c) The available fault current, if requested.

(d) The Company may specify a location on the building to which it will provide service and to where the Customer will install the service entrance and meter.

When the service location is not specified, the Customer shall choose a location on the building which best satisfies the following requirements:

Single family dwellings will normally have their services located on a corner which is nearest to the Company's supply line.

When supplied from overhead lines, the service shall be located at the corner nearest to a Company pole.

New meter locations shall be chosen to eliminate house to house connections and service drops over roofs, awnings and other structures.

A service from underground lines shall be located at the corner nearest to the transformer installation or underground service enclosure.

The service location shall not require the Company's service line to cross an adjacent property.

Two hundred ampere self-contained three-phase meter sockets can be obtained from any Division Office. Other meter equipment will be delivered to the job site according to section 8.2. Customers are responsible for furnishing self-contained single-phase meter sockets.

Permission to locate the meter socket at another location may be granted by the Division Office in special cases. Other questions concerning meter locations and installations will be answered by the Division Office.

Note: Under the provisions of the Company's Tariff Rule 13.2, which requires underground electric service in certain residential developments, the Customer may be responsible for additional charges for either unusual conditions or an excess length of service line.



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