Duquesne Light  

METERS AND METERING EQUIPMENT

OWNERSHIP


The Company or Company Representatives will furnish, own, and install all meters. The Company will also furnish and own all meter enclosures and sockets, except single-phase self contained sockets. All current and voltage transformers will be furnished and owned by the Company. Instrument transformer cabinets, where required, shall be furnished and installed by the Customer.

METHOD OF OBTAINING

When installing a new service or rewiring an existing service, the Customer shall notify the Company as required in Section 4.2 or 4.3. The Company will specify the location and type of meter socket to be used.

Single-phase self-contained sockets approved by the Company are available from local electrical equipment suppliers. They must comply with the following requirements:

(a) Shall be Underwriters Laboratories Listed

(b) Shall have a Meter socket code on bottom

(c) Shall have a Company label reading:

APPROVED FOR DUQUESNE LIGHT SERVICE AREA

(d) Shall not have lugs for service, telephone or cable grounding

Two hundred ampere, three-phase meter sockets can be obtained from any Division Office, upon receipt of customer service application. The Division Office locations are listed on Pages 3, 4 and 5.

Transockets, transformer rated meter sockets, meter enclosures, and metering transformers will be delivered to the Customer at the job location by the Company or Company Representatives following approval by the Division Office.

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