METER/COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT LOCATIONS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1. GENERAL. The District shall make every effort to provide cost effective metering services that meet the needs of the customer.  The District will maintain ownership of all metering and communication equipment to properly monitor the electric system. All billings for District services will be based on readings taken from District metering equipment. The customer shall provide and install an adequate meter base or bases as specified by your District for installation of the District's revenue metering equipment.  The meter base provided by the customer for underground service must be approved by the District as adequate for underground service.  Overhead meter bases will not provide sufficient space to bend the underground cable in making the connections.

   For underground electrical services the District will, where permitted by code, extend its underground service cable to the customer's meter base and will make connection to the line side terminals except in the case of large commercial or industrial loads supplied from padmounted transformers.

   For overhead services, the District will make service connections at the weatherhead and install a meter in the customer's meter base.

   Meters shall be installed on the outside of buildings, or service structures; except that in the case of rural service or temporary service, they may be installed on a meter pole furnished by the customer.  Exceptions to this practice must be approved by your District.  Meters shall be installed at a height of 5 1/2 feet to 6 1/2 feet above the ground or platform.  In cases where unusual conditions exist, your District shall be consulted prior to installation.  Where meter is recessed in wall or building, a space of not less than 6 inches on each side of the center line of the meter base shall be provided to permit access of District test equipment.  New service entrance locations shall be approved by the District prior to installations.

   If metering transformers are required, the customer shall furnish and install a suitable enclosure or mounting bracket together with the necessary conduit and a circuit recloser type meter base all as specified by your District.

   The customer shall provide separate gutters, conduits, or raceways for unmetered circuits which shall have a District seal attached.  Main disconnects shall be installed on customer's side of meter, except when current limiting devices are required by code.  These types of installations require prior District approval.

   Special metering needs of the customer for load control, etc., shall be beyond the District's revenue meter and shall be installed and operated solely by the customer so as not to interfere with the District's revenue meter.  Neither shall it be used to circumvent the intended use of the District's revenue metering.

2. SINGLE PHASE SERVICE. Single phase service entrance facilities rated up to 400 amps will be metered with self-contained meters. Current transformers will be used in metering loads exceeding 400 amps. At customer's request current transformers may be used in metering loads of less than 400 amps provided the customer pays the additional costs of such installation.

   The meter base provided by customer for single phase self-contained meters may include a by-pass device which will allow current to pass through the meter base in order to break load for safety in installing and removing meters provided the by-pass device will not allow current to pass unmetered.

3. THREE PHASE SERVICE. All three phase services will be served by four wires. Three phase service entrance facilities rated up to 200 amps will be metered by self-contained meters (without current transformers) except for motor loads greater than 100 horsepower at 480 volts or 50 horsepower at 240 or 208 volts. Customer's facilities for up to 200 amp self-contained three phase metering shall require a seven point base, and customer's facilities for loads requiring current transformers shall provide a thirteen point meter base which is large enough to accommodate test switches to be installed by the District. Consult your District prior to any current transformer metering installation for approval of meter base.

4. COMMUNICATION SERVICE.  The customer shall provide an external location, next to the meter, for the District’s installation of a communication box and any necessary mounting equipment.   The customer shall allow the District to install and maintain a connection from the communication box to the meter.  Section 11, CUSTOMER'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR DISTRICT PROPERTY, shall apply for all District installed equipment and wiring.