Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter H - UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL SERVICE IN NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS › Section 57.83 - Applicants for electric service

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The applicant for electric service to a development shall
						conform with the following:
(1) At its
					 own cost, provide the utility with a copy of the recorded development plot plan
					 identifying property boundaries, and with easements satisfactory to the utility
					 for occupancy by distribution, service and street-lighting lines and related
					 facilities.
(2) At its own cost,
					 clear the ground in which the lines and related facilities are to be laid of
					 trees, stumps and other obstructions, provide the excavating and backfilling
					 subject to the inspection and approval of the utility, and rough grade it to
					 within 6 inches of final grade, so that the utility's part of the installation
					 shall consist only of laying of the lines and installing other service-related
					 facilities. Excavating and backfilling performed or provided by the applicant
					 shall follow the utility's underground construction standards and
					 specifications set forth by the utility in written form and presented to the
					 applicant at the time of application for service and presentation of the
					 recorded plot plan to the utility. If the utility's specifications have not
					 been met by the applicant's excavating and backfilling, the excavating and
					 backfilling shall be corrected or redone by the applicant or its authorized
					 agent. Failure to comply with the utility's construction standards and
					 specifications permits the utility to refuse utility service until the
					 standards and specifications are met.
(3) Request electric service at such time
					 that the lines may be installed before curbs, pavements and sidewalks are laid;
					 carefully coordinate scheduling of the utility's line and facility installation
					 with the general project construction schedule, including coordination with
					 other utilities sharing the same trench; keep the route of lines clear of
					 machinery and other obstructions when the line installation crew is scheduled
					 to appear; and otherwise cooperate with the utility to avoid unnecessary costs
					 and delay.
(4) Pay to the utility
					 necessary and additional costs incurred by the utility as a result of the
					 following:
(i) Installation of underground
					 facilities that deviate from the utility's underground construction standards
					 and specifications if the deviation is requested by the applicant for electric
					 service and is acceptable to the utility.
(ii) A change in the plot plan by the
					 applicant for electric service after the utility has completed engineering for
					 the project or has commenced installation of its facilities.
(iii) Physical characteristics, such as
					 oversized lots or lots with extreme setback where under the utility's line
					 extension policy contained in its tariff a charge is mandated for overhead
					 service.