Consumer Service Facilities Metering and Use

"Guidebook"

Sixth Edition

EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2016

Previous edition on file at Holy Cross Energy

INTRODUCTION TO THE FIFTH EDITION FOREWORD

TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1 - Definitions ...................................................................................................................................... 1.1 Section 2 - General Information ....................................................................................................................... 2.1

A. GENERAL ............................................................................................................................................... 2.1 B. APPLICATION FOR SERVICE .................................................................................................................. 2.1 C. RATE SCHEDULES ................................................................................................................................. 2.1 D. SERVICE AND LIMITATIONS.................................................................................................................. 2.1 E. APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT .............................................................................................................. 2.1 F. BLANK ................................................................................................................................................... 2.1 G. CONNECTION ....................................................................................................................................... 2.1 H. CONSUMER OWNED METER EQUIPMENT RESTRICTIONS..................................................................... 2.1 I. DIVERSION OF ELECTRICITY ................................................................................................................. 2.1 J. ACCESS FOR HOLY CROSS ENERGY EMPLOYEES ................................................................................. 2.1 K. EASEMENTS FOR HOLY CROSS ENERGY FACILITIES............................................................................. 2.1 L. CONSUMER'S RESPONSIBILITY .............................................................................................................. 2.1 M. CONSUMER-OWNED FACILITIES ........................................................................................................... 2.2 N. FAULT CURRENT ................................................................................................................................... 2.2 O. SAFETY .................................................................................................................................................. 2.3 P. OFFICES OF HOLY CROSS ENERGY ....................................................................................................... 2.5

Section 3 - Character of Available Service ....................................................................................................... 3.1 A. GENERAL ............................................................................................................................................... 3.1 B. LOAD BALANCE .................................................................................................................................... 3.1

Section 4 - Facilities Located Adjacent to or on the Consumer's Premises ................................................... 4.1 A. GENERAL ............................................................................................................................................... 4.1 B. METERS ON POLES ................................................................................................................................ 4.1 C. DISCONNECTS ...................................................................................................................................... 4.1 D. SERVICES ............................................................................................................................................... 4.2 E. NONLINEAR LOADS - Harmonic requirements: ................................................................................... 4.2 F. OVERHEAD SERVICE ............................................................................................................................. 4.2 G. UNDERGROUND SERVICE ..................................................................................................................... 4.4 H. PRIMARY METER INSTALLATIONS ........................................................................................................ 4.5 I. TRANSFORMER/EQUIPMENT INSTALLATIONS, PAD-MOUNTED .......................................................... 4.5 J. POINT OF DELIVERY ............................................................................................................................. 4.6 K. METER INSTALLATION AND OWNERSHIP ............................................................................................. 4.6 L. CLASSIFICATION OF METERING ........................................................................................................... 4.7 M. METER SOCKETS ................................................................................................................................. 4.10 N. METER LOCATION AND INSTALLATION SPECIFICATIONS (SELF-CONTAINED AND INSTRUMENT RATED) ......................................................................................................................................................... 4.12

Section 5 - Transformers .................................................................................................................................. 5.1 A. GENERAL ............................................................................................................................................... 5.1 B. PAD MOUNT ......................................................................................................................................... 5.1

Section 6 - Service Utilization .......................................................................................................................... 6.1 A. GENERAL ............................................................................................................................................... 6.1 B. MOTORS ............................................................................................................................................... 6.1 C. SPECIAL APPARATUS ............................................................................................................................ 6.2

Section 7 - MISCELLANEOUS ............................................................................................................................. 7.1 A. SERVICE TO TEMPORARY METER ......................................................................................................... 7.1 B. GENERATORS/POWER PRODUCTION FACILITIES ................................................................................. 7.1 C. NON-STANDARD DESIGN ..................................................................................................................... 7.4 D. DATA PULSES (Meter pulses generated for the consumer's use as data to their load management system) .......................................................................................................................................................... 7.4 E. AUTOMATED METER READING (AMR) .................................................................................................. 7.4 F. AUTOMATED METER READING AND OUTAGE NOTIFICATION ............................................................ 7.4 G. EQUIPMENT SCREENING ....................................................................................................................... 7.4

Section 8 - DRAWINGS ...................................................................................................................................... 8.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................. 8.2 TEMPORARY OVERHEAD (TREATED POLE OR 4 X 4 POST) ........................................................................ 8.4 TEMPORARY UNDERGROUND SINGLE POST .............................................................................................. 8.6 TEMPORARY UNDERGROUND TWO POST .................................................................................................. 8.6 UNDERGROUND SERVICE .............................................................................................................................. 8.8 OVERHEAD WITH SERVICE MAST THROUGH ROOF .................................................................................... 8.10 SERVICE RISER (GABLE END ONLY) .............................................................................................................. 8.12 MULTIPLE SERVICES FROM A HOLY CROSS UTILITY POLE 200 AMPS OR LESS ....................................... 8.14 SINGLE SERVICE FROM A HOLY CROSS UTILITY POLE PERMINANT UNDERGROUND, SINGLE POST ...... 8.16 METER PEDESTAL......................................................................................................................................... 8.20 MULTIPLE METERING SERVICE (METER STACK) .......................................................................................... 8.22 INSTRUMENT RATED SERVICE (FREESTANDING BACKBOARD TYPE) .......................................................... 8.24 INSTRUMENT RATED SERVICE ON BUILDING .............................................................................................. 8.26 INSTRUMENT RATED SERVICE IN SWITCHGEAR ..............................................