2011 Electric Service Requirements Manual, 2nd - Pacific Power

2011 Electric Service Requirements, 2 nd Edition
Section 5
5 Clearances
This section provides information on required clearances for meter sockets, clear working space, overhead
services, and underground services.
5.1 Meter Clearances and Locations
The customer must provide suitable space and provisions for mounting a meter base at a location
approved by the Power Company. Both the customer and the Power Company share an interest in
providing a location of the utmost convenience to both parties for reading, testing, repairing,
disconnecting, and replacing meters.
All metering equipment shall be installed in locations that are accessible to Power Company
employees and their equipment.
Metering equipment shall not be installed in locations such as:
1. Any location defined by NEC as a hazardous location for electrical equipment.
2. Directly over any window well, stairway, ramp, or steps.
3. A doorway.
4. Within 3 feet of a window that has a view of living space or restrooms.
5. Any place where moisture, fumes, or dust may interfere with the meter’s operation or may
damage the meter.
6. Any surface subject to excessive vibration, as determined by the Power Company.
7. Power Company poles, transformers, cabinets or other equipment.
8. An area likely to be fenced.
9. A location where the door to the meter cabinet or meter face is obstructed (for instance, areas
near property lines, walkways, and driveways).
10. A drive-through service entrance side of a non-residential building.
11. On mobile structures such as trailers, barges, cranes, dredges, draglines, mobile pumping
equipment, boat slips, or floating dwelling units such as houseboats.
12. Closer than 36 inches horizontally from gas meters, gas valves, fixed or threaded fittings,
separable valves or unions, or regulators. (See ESR White Paper 5—Pipe Fittings.)
13. Areas within 25 feet of fuel storage units, including generator fuel tanks, unless prior
approval is obtained from the Power Company.
14. Any unsafe or inconvenient location.
This manual shall be distributed and interpreted in its entirety. Individual pages will not represent all the requirements necessary for an installation.
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