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Committee Minutes. Jun 14, 2004.

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ATTACHMENT 1 Utility Committee Minutes 06/14/2004 Proposed Amendments to the City of Dover Electric Service Handbook customer own from 1-517. GENERAL: The City of Dover will install and maintain the underground or overhead conductors to the first the City of Dover’s mechanical connection ( weatherhead, trough, meter socket, or disconnect) on the customer’s premises at the service point (transformer, pole, or pedestal) side. The Customer will supply the meter socket, conduit (if underground, the below grade to the meter socket conduit shall extend from the meter socket to a point (1) one foot into the earth), and/or any necessary equipment for service. All self-contained services regardless of phase, must have a lever operated by-pass in the meter socket for safety and customer convenience. 1-519. NEW SERVICES: The meter socket will be located on an outside wall agreeable to the City and the customer. The City will be responsible for the service conductors to the first mechanical connection. 1-520. EXISTING SERVICES: (single service meter or single service meter with heat meter): When renovations or building additions take place and the current meter installation is located on the outside of the building, the meter(s) must be maintained at an accessible point outside of the customer’s building. (This point customer shall be responsible for the service conductor, wire way, will be agreeable to both parties). The City will maintain the service conductor to the first mechanical termination disconnects, conduits, meter socket and all other associated equipment up to the City’s connection point, if the service meets the reassignment qualifications, otherwise the customer shall continue to maintain ownership. (transformer, pole, or pedestal). All other equipment such as wire ways, disconnects, conduits, meter sockets and all other associated equipment will be the sole responsibility of the customers. When an existing customer’s underground service requires an upgrade metering installation, if applicable and feasible will be moved and placed on the outside wall. The City shall provide the service conductors to this installation if it is moved to the outside wall. If the customer chooses to leave the metering installation inside, the customer shall be responsible for the service conductors from the metering point to the service point, which is defined as the City owned pole or transformer where the current customer service originates there from. On overhead services the City will be responsible for the overhead service wire and the meter. The City will assume ownership of the wire provided it meets the requirements of the reassignment qualifications an N.E.C. codes. The customer shall be required to supply the overhead attachment to the building and all other associated equipment. 1-341. Underground services from overhead or underground facilities to commercial and industrial customers customer to the City’s connection point (transformer, pole, pedestal). shall be installed, owned and maintained by the City to the metering pan point. Said point to be determined by the Electrical Engineering Department.

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