Builder services and standards

Builders can use the form below to have electric service turned on for new residential construction:

Builders service request

Owners service request

Standards information:

2018 Customer Installation Standards Manual

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Power quality standards for electric service

Customer installation standards drawings

OVERHEAD

Overhead temporary

Typical permanent overhead (under roof line)

Typical permanent overhead (above roof line)

Overhead central service pole

UNDERGROUND

Underground temporary

Underground service at house or building

Elevating a building or home

Overhead service

Underground service

Service to permanent pole location (serves mobile homes and some buildings)

Overhead

Underground

Mobile home park (5 or more contingent lots, same owner)

Meters

Residential/Small non-residential

120 volt (two wire)

Overhead self contained

Underground self contained

277/480 volt service on pole (overhead)

277/480 volt service (from underground source)

Commercial multiple meters (shopping centers, apartments, etc.)

Overhead multimeter

Underground multimeter

277/480 3 phase

Large industrial current instrument transformer rated meters

Overhead CT installation

Underground CT installation

Miscellaneous

Transformer clearances

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