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| Section # |
Title |
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Revision Date |
| Section 1 |
Introduction |
Introducción |
05/2026 |
| 1-1 |
Purpose |
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| 1-2 |
Territory Maps |
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| 1-3 |
Company Phone Numbers and Web Applications |
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| 1-4 |
General Electric Metering Requirements |
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| Section 2 |
200 Amp and Smaller - Common |
200 Amperios y Menores - Generalidades |
05/2026 |
| 2-1 |
100-200 Amp Single-Phase Underground |
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| 2-2 |
100-200 Amp Single-Phase Underground with Main |
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| 2-3 |
100-200 Amp Single-Phase Overhead |
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| 2-4 |
Temporary Services |
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| 2-5 |
Mobile Home Services |
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| 2-6 |
100-200 Amp Three-Phase Overhead or Underground |
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| Section 3 |
320 Amp and Larger - Common |
320 Amperios y Mayores – Generalidades |
05/2026 |
| 3-1 |
Basic Requirements |
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| 3-2 |
320 Amp Single-Phase UG |
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| 3-3 |
400+ Amp, 1 or 3 Phase Transockets |
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| 3-4 |
Padmount 400+ Amp Transocket |
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| 3-5 |
Padmount Transocket with Customer Disconnect |
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| 3-6 |
Space Required to Terminate In Service Entrance Panels & Switchgear |
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| 3-7 |
Termination Compartment |
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| 3-8 |
Padmount Termination Compartments |
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| 3-9 |
Padmount Termination Compartment with Customer Disconnect |
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| 3-10 |
Padmount Transformers and Working Clearances/Protective Posts |
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| 3-11 |
Location of Pad-Mounted Transformers near Buildings |
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| 3-12 |
Multiple Metering |
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| 3-13 |
Maximum Fault Currents |
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| 3-14 |
Metering in Padmount Transformer |
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| Section 4 |
Gas Metering |
Medición De Gas |
05/2026 |
| 4-1 |
Clearances to Gas Meters |
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| 4-2 |
Meter Protection from Vehicles |
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| 4-3 |
Meter Protection from Snow and Ice |
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| 4-4 |
Meter Size Dimensions |
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| 4-5 |
Connecting to Meter Assemblies |
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| 4-6 |
Mobile Home Installation |
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| 4-6 |
Underground Fuel Runs |
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| 4-7 |
Multiple Services to a Single Premises/Parcel |
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| 4-8 |
Gas Piping Bonds |
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| Section 5 |
Miscellaneous Electric Metering |
Miscelánea de Medición Eléctrica |
05/2026 |
| 5-1 |
Customer Wiring |
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| 5-2 |
Foundation Penetrations |
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| 5-3 |
120 Volt Meter Socket |
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| 5-4 |
Single Phase 120/208 0-200 Amp, Network Metering |
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| 5-5 |
Multiple Metering - Indoor/Outdoor Vertical Clearances |
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| 5-6 |
Large CT Installation, Bus Bars - 2500-3000 Amp - Metering in Switchgear |
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| 5-7 |
Large CT Installation, Doughnuts - 2500-3000 Amp - Metering in Switchgear |
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| 5-8 |
OH Service, CT Metering |
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| 5-9 |
Standard Concrete Transformer Pad 75 to 2500 kVA |
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| 5-10 |
Large Concrete Transformer Pad, 3750-5000 KVA |
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| 5-11 |
Unmetered Street Lighting Decorations |
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| 5-12 |
CATV Power Supplies |
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| 5-13 |
Primary Metering |
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| 5-14 |
Farm Pole Tops |
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| 5-15 |
Freestanding Wood Frame Farm Service |
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| 5-16 |
Residential Electric Water Heater Service Entrance - Maint Only, MI Only |
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| Section 6 |
Electric Service - General |
Servicio Eléctrico - General |
05/2026 |
| 6-1 |
Number of Services and Voltages / Meter |
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| 6-2 |
Meter Protection from Snow and Ice |
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| 6-3 |
Lightning Protection |
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| 6-4 |
Stray Voltage |
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| 6-5 |
EMF Guidelines |
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| 6-6 |
State Regulatory Agencies |
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| Section 7 |
Clearances |
Distancias Minimas |
05/2026 |
| 7-1 |
Basic Electric Clearances - Services |
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| 7-2 |
Miscellaneous Clearances |
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| 7-3 |
Antenna Clearances |
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| 7-4 |
Residential Deck Procedure |
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| Section 8 |
Policies and Code |
Politicas y Código |
05/2026 |
| 8-1 |
Policies and Regulations - Table of Contents |
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| 8-2 |
Company Policies - General |
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| 8-3 |
Company Policies - Metering |
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| 8-4 |
Company Policies - Utilization of Equipment |
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| 8-5 |
State Code Information |
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