- Junction boxes, troughs, or main breakers are not accepted on the source side of multi-metered developments.
- To provide CPWS needed access a 40-foot easement on primary and a minimum of 10-foot easement for overhead service conductors will be required.
- When service is placed underground, a minimum of 10-foot easement for primary and secondary is required.
- Secondary conductors shall be sized to meet or exceed the bus capacity of the service entrance equipment on commercial and industrial installations.
- CPWS will furnish and install padmounted transformers, primary conductors, and make all connections in transformers.
Start/Stop Residential
- Developer must submit a master plan and phasing plans.
- Power Engineering will lay out the development, take CPWS system phase balance into consideration while designing.
- Engineer will estimate the construction cost associated with the facility infrastructure and determine the contribution-in-aid (CIA) required for the development.
- Developer must sign an agreement with CPWS indicating the developer desires CPWS to extend electrical facilities.
- Developer must pay any required aid-in-construction amount and install facilities before CPWS will begin construction.
- Developer to furnish and install all raceways as applicable.
- Developer to furnish and install any needed equipment and transformer pads.
- CPWS Engineering shall inspect underground customer supplied system prior to the ditches being back filled and the concrete pad forms before pouring.
- Engineer will draft the work order for the project.
- Work order is issued to Power Construction for the installation of needed facilities.
- Meet with Engineer to discuss service requirements.
- Purchase electrical permits.
- Commercial services requires permits to be purchased by a registered electrician.
- Begin electrical work associated with the project.
- Call for electrical inspections as the project progresses.
- Pays any and all applicable fees and deposits associated with the project. Such fees may include connection fees, contribution in aid of construction, or a facilities repayment contract.
- Apply for service with CPWS Customer Service Department.
- Complete the project with an approved final inspection.
- CPWS Engineer will draft work order for service extension.
- CPWS Power Construction will install new facilities to provide service to the new structure.