2011 Electric Service Requirements Manual, 2nd - Pacific Power

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2011 Electric Service Requirements, 2 nd Edition 6 Underground Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 6.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 6.2 Conduit Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 6.3 Trench and Backfill Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 7 Single-Family and Duplex Dwellings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 7.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 7.2 Maximum Available Fault Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 7.3 Residential Meter Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 7.4 Connection and Energizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 7.5 Manufactured and Mobile Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 7.6 Residential Meter Socket Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 7.7 Underground Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 7.8 Overhead Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 8 Multiple Family Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 8.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 8.2 Maximum Available Fault Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 8.3 Multiple Residential Meter Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 8.4 Pull Box Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 8.5 Multiple Family Meter Location, Underground Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 8.6 Multiple Family Meter Location, Overhead Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 9 Special Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 9.1 Street Lighting Points of Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 9.2 Multiple Use (Multi-Use) Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 9.3 Meter Rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 9.4 Meter Access Platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 9.5 Marinas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 9.6 Electric Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 9.7 Recreational Vehicles (RV’s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 9.8 Utility-Owned, Oil-Filled Equipment on Customer Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 9.9 Barrier Posts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 10 Non-Residential Services (Commercial, Industrial, and Agricultural) . . . . . 69 10.1 Service Point Location for Meter and Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 10.2 Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 10.3 General Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 10.4 Direct-Connect Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 10.5 Non-Residential Underground Service Meter Pedestals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 10.6 Direct-Connect Multiple Metering Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 10.7 Pull Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 10.8 Current Transformer Metering − 600 Volts, 800 Amps Maximum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 10.9 Current Transformer Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 10.10 Current Transformer Metering Conduit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 10.11 Current Transformer Metering for Free-Standing Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 10.12 Current Transformer Enclosure Bonding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 10.13 Combination Self-Contained and Current Transformer Metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 10.14 Switchboard Metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 10.15 Service at Primary Voltage (Over 600 Volts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 10.16 Primary Metering − Customer-Owned Substation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 xii
2011 Electric Service Requirements, 2 nd Edition Section 1 1 General Requirements 1.1 Manual Purpose and Scope This manual was prepared to aid customers in obtaining service from the Power Company. This manual applies to new services, relocated services, house relocations, and rewired services. If additional information is required, please contact the Power Company at 1−888−221−7070 or via the internet at www.pacificpower.net or www.rockymountainpower.net. The Power Company has published “ESR white papers” to provide more information on certain topics in this manual. These white papers are posted online at www.pacificpower.net/esr and www.rockymountainpower.net/esr, beneath the sections to which they pertain. When a white paper is available on a topic in this manual, it is noted with the following symbol: The white papers are provided as additional helpful information and commentary (not as supplemental rules). The information and requirements in this manual supersede the white papers. In addition to the white papers, customers may reference the Power Company’s tariffs, located on the “Rates and Regulations” web pages at www.pacificpower.net/bus/rr.html and www.rockymountainpower.net/bus/rr.html. This manual shall be distributed and interpreted in its entirety. Individual pages will not represent all the requirements necessary for an installation. 1.2 Customer and Power Company Defined The term Power Company in this book refers to PacifiCorp, doing business as Pacific Power or Rocky Mountain Power. The term customer is the party requesting electrical service from the Power Company or their authorized agent. 1.3 Consulting the Power Company The instruction “consult the Power Company” indicates that the customer shall initiate discussion with a Power Company representative and shall obtain written approval from the Power Company prior to installation for special situations, meter base locations, metering equipment locations, and any deviations from the requirements set forth in this book. Failure to receive prior written approval will result in denial of service until the installation meets the Power Company’s approval. Prior written approval requires that the customer and Power Company management discuss the project details before or during construction. Construction shall be conducted in accordance with the Electric Service Requirements Agreement. 1.4 Changes or Conflicts in Requirements This manual is written with the intent to comply with all applicable codes, ordinances, and tariffs, as well as to implement common practices throughout the Power Company’s service territory. Common practices are implemented to: meet or exceed minimum safety codes and municipal building ordinances, This manual shall be distributed and interpreted in its entirety. Individual pages will not represent all the requirements necessary for an installation. 1
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