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Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office

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This document provides details on a federal solicitation for the C & O Canal National Historical Park Hancock Maintenance Facility Renovation. The solicitation number is 140P3021R0020 and was issued by the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office. The solicitation seeks contractors to perform renovations at the Hancock Maintenance Facility, including IT and electrical work, as well as custodial and load guide services. Responses are due by the date listed on SAM.gov. The award date will be determined by the agency based on the work required.

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REQUEST FOR LOAD DETAILS

ELECTRIC SERVICE ENTRANCE SIZE (AMPS):_______________

SERVICE OVERHEAD _______ UNDERGROUND _______

DETAILS 1 OR 3 PHASE _______ VOLTAGE: _______/_______

1 PHASE HRS/DAY 3 PHASE HRS/DAY

COOKING - KW

PROCESS HEATING - KW

LOAD LIGHTING - KW

MOTORS - KW

LARGEST MOTOR - HP*

ELECTRONIC EQUIP. - KW

OTHER:

*IF APPLICABLE PLEASE PROVIDE TONNAGE OF UNITS AND DETAIL OF EACH UNIT

**PROVIDE LISTING FOR MOTORS OVER 6.5HP (1 PH) OR 19.9 HP (3 PH)

PLEASE RETURN COMPLETED FORM TO:

POTOMAC EDISON

ATTN: TIM BOYER

4328 VALLEY ROAD

BERKELEY SPRINGS, WV 25411

OR FAX: (234) 678-2719

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL ME AT (304) 258-7021

CUSTOMER NAME: ____________________________________

WR# _______________________________

DESCRIPTION

AIR CONDITIONING - KW*

COMMENTS

HEATING - KW*

WATER HEATING - KW

REFRIGERATION - KW

SOW Attacment F

Customer Guide for Electric Service – Maryland

May 2015

SOW Attachment G

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION

2.0 DEFINITIONS

3.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

3.1 Availability & Character of Service

3.2 Application for Service

3.3 Line Extensions

3.4 Number of Services & Meters

3.5 Use of Service by Customer

3.6 Interruption & Liability

3.7 Final Connections

3.8 Grounding/Bonding

3.9 Inspection

3.10 Meter & Seal Tampering

3.11 Meter Attachments

3.12 Disconnect/Reconnect of Existing Service (Upgrades/Maintenance)

3.13 Locating Underground Electric Facilities

3.14 Required Clearance from Markout for Digging in the Vicinity of Company Underground Electric Facilities

3.15 Buildings/Structures & Swimming Pools/Spas/Hot Tubs near Electric Lines

3.16 Attachments on Company-Owned Facilities

3.17 Clearance of Trees from Power Lines

3.18 Access to Customer’s Premises

3.19 Company’s Equipment On Customer’s Premises

3.20 Requested Protection For Persons Working Near Company Facilities

4.0 TEMPORARY SERVICE

5.0 PERMANENT SERVICE – OVERHEAD

5.1 General

5.2 Service Drop Clearances

5.3 Mobile Homes or Mobile Home Parks

5.4 Travel Trailer or RV Parks

5.5 Central Pole Distribution Metering Service

6.0 PERMANENT SERVICE – UNDERGROUND

6.1 General

6.2 Underground Services from Overhead Lines

The Company supplies and installs all underground service lateral conductors from Company’s overhead lines.

The customer shall provide the trenching and backfilling and supply and install the conduit

6.3 Underground Services in Underground Residential Areas

6.4 Underground Services in Underground Commercial Areas

6.5 Underground Services in Central Business District Network Areas

6.6 Transformer Foundations & Vaults

6.7 Mobile Homes or Mobile Home Parks

7.0 METER INSTALLATIONS

7.1 General

7.2 Meter Locations

7.3 Group Meter Installations

7.4 Meter Relocations

7.5 Minimum Meter Sockets Requirements

7.6 Metering Equipment Installation Guideline Summary

7.7 Minimum Size Meter Socket - 480-Volt Services

7.8 Installations Requiring 400 Amperes & Less of Continuous Metering Load

7.9 Installations Requiring Over 400 Amperes of Continuous Metering Load

7.10 Approved Current Transformer Cabinets

7.11 Service at Voltages Greater Than 600 Volts

7.12 Disconnect Requirements

8.0 CUSTOMER EQUIPMENT

8.1 Motors (Inrush Limitations & Motor Protection)

8.2 Power Factor

8.3 Welders & Industrial Furnaces

8.4 Commercial Cooking, Space Heating, Water Heating, & Ice / Snow Melting

8.5 Low-Voltage Surge Arresters (600 Volts or Less)

8.6 UPS, Cogeneration, Back-up Generation, & Interconnected Generation

8.7 Harmonic Producing Equipment

8.8 Protective Devices

8.9 Special Equipment

EXHIBITS

Service Material Guideline for Maryland Operating Company (2 pages) ............................................ Exhibit 1

Service Drop Clearance Minimum for Services under 600 Volts ......................................................... Exhibit 2

Typical Temporary Service Overhead Installation ............................................................................... Exhibit 3

Typical Temporary Service Underground Installation ......................................................................... Exhibit 4

Typical Grounding Details ................................................................................................................... Exhibit 5

Typical Overhead Single-phase Service Entrance Installation 400 Amp or Less ................................ Exhibit 6

Overhead Service Typical Service Drop Attachment .......................................................................... Exhibit 7

Typical Single-Phase Underground Service Lateral Installation 400 Amp or Less .............................. Exhibit 8

Exhibit not used in Maryland ............................................................................................................... Exhibit 9

Exhibit not used in Maryland ............................................................................................................... Exhibit 10

Typical Overhead Service Central Distribution Installation ................................................................. Exhibit 11

Typical Underground Service Central Distribution Installation ............................................................ Exhibit 12

Typical Single Mobile Home Service Overhead & Underground ......................................................... Exhibit 13

Metering & Service Facilities for Mobile Homes & Travel Trailer Parks Four or More Meters ............. Exhibit 14

Metering Installation Single-Phase & Three-Phase 480-Volt Self-Contained Meter with

Source-Side Disconnect 400 Amp or Less .................................................................................. Exhibit 15

Multiple Metering Installation Self-Contained Metering 400 Amp or Less ........................................... Exhibit 16

Metering Installation Self-Contained Single-Phase 120/208Y V Network 400 Amp or Less ............... Exhibit 17

Metering Installation Three-Phase Self-Contained Metering 400 Amp or Less ................................... Exhibit 18

Metering Installation Indoor/Outdoor - Metering Cabinet with Current Transformers Details .............. Exhibit 19

Metering Installation Outdoor Current Transformer Cabinet Mounted On a Building .......................... Exhibit 20

Underground Secondary Service in Pad-Mounted Transformer with Current Transformers ............... Exhibit 21

Minimum Clearances from Structures for Oil-Filled Pad-Mounted Equipment .................................... Exhibit 22

Clearances of Pad-Mounted Equipment, Pedestals, Handholes, or Manholes from Shrubs, Plants, Fences, Wall Screenings, & Other Obstructions .......................................................................... Exhibit 23

Typical Trenching Details for Installation of Secondary/Service Lateral & Primary

Conductors (Direct Buried or Conduit) (3 pages) ......................................................................... Exhibit 24

Three-Phase Transformer Pre-Cast Concrete Foundation (3 pages) ................................................ Exhibit 25

Concrete Flat-Pad Foundation Pad-Mounted Transformer 75 to 500 kVA Three-Phase,

34.5 kV & Below High-Side .......................................................................................................... Exhibit 26

Concrete Flat-Pad Foundation Pad-Mounted Transformer 750 to 2500 kVA Three-Phase,

34.5 kV & Below High-Side .......................................................................................................... Exhibit 27

Concrete Flat-Pad Foundation Pad-Mounted Transformer General Notes ......................................... Exhibit 28

Typical Single-Phase Box Pad Foundation Installation ....................................................................... Exhibit 29

Vehicular Barrier for Pad-Mounted Equipment .................................................................................... Exhibit 30

APPENDIX

Fax Application Builder Install Request Form 1046 ...................................................................... Appendix 1

SUMMARY OF MAJOR CHANGES TO THIS GUIDE

(May 2015)

This document replaces the “Customer Requirements for Electric Service.” This new document is now titled, “Customer Guide for Electric Service – MD,” and is specific to the FirstEnergy Maryland Operating Company.

Since this is the initial publication of this Guide, changes will not be highlighted in this version.

1.0 INTRODUCTION

This Guide is published to provide pertinent information and guidance to assist customers and their architects, engineers, builders, and contractors in planning for and obtaining a safe and prompt electric service.

The information and exhibits contained herein convey general knowledge and do not provide every detail or every requirement. Furthermore, the information is supplementary to, and does not intentionally conflict with the National Electrical Code, the National Electrical Safety Code, the Company’s (as defined in Section 2.0) current applicable tariffs, or such state and municipal laws and ordinances as may be in force within the cities, towns, or communities in which the Company furnishes electric service. It is always necessary to comply with state statutes, local ordinances, and the Company's standard rules regulations and tariffs on file with the Maryland Public Service Commission. To the extent that any included information contradicts any terms in the Company’s current applicable tariff, the tariff provision shall govern.

The Company shall have the right to refuse to connect any wiring or installation that does not fully meet the aforementioned requirements, regulations, and rules. The Company shall also have the right to disconnect the wiring or installation of any customer violating any such requirements, regulations, or rules. This action is not intended to imply that the Company undertakes any obligations to inspect the customer's wiring and electrical facilities, to assume any obligations, or to make any representations concerning their adequacy, safety, fitness for purpose, or other qualification. Nothing in the aforementioned requirements, regulations, rules, or in this Guide shall be construed as imposing or undertaking such obligations or representations.

All inquiries regarding service requirements should be directed to the Company’s local Engineering Services Section. Inquiries regarding specific meter related requirements can be directed to the Company's local Metering Services Section. Any inquiries regarding the NEC or local codes should be directed to the local inspection authority.

Mandatory rules of this document are those that identify actions that are specifically required or prohibited and are characterized by the terms shall or shall not.

This Guide is subject to amendment from time to time, and will be re-issued on an as needed basis. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain the current version. The current edition of this Guide supersedes all previous issues and instructions.

The current edition of this guide is available at www.firstenergycorp.com/builders-contractors.

In the future, significant changes to text from the last published version will be identified in the document by a vertical bar in the outward margin (see example in the right margin of this paragraph). Changes to the exhibits will be identified by small triangles pointing to the revisions. Note: These triangles point to changes made to exhibits on the revision dates shown in the lower right corner of the exhibits.

Comments, corrections, and suggestions regarding this document should be submitted in writing to the Director, Operations Services at FirstEnergy Service Company, Energy Delivery Operations Services Department, 76 South Main Street, A-GO11, Akron, Ohio 44308.

http://www.firstenergycorp.com/builders-contractors

2.0 DEFINITIONS

Terms frequently used in this Guide are as defined below (for additional definitions, refer to the latest edition of the National Electrical Code):

• American National Standards Institute (ANSI): ANSI is an independent administrator and coordinator of voluntary industry standards (www.ansi.org).

• American Transmission Systems, Incorporated (ATSI): ATSI is one of FirstEnergy’s electric transmission subsidiaries.

• Ampacity: Ampacity is the maximum current, in amperes (amps), that a conductor can carry continuously under the conditions of use without exceeding its temperature rating.

• Application for Service: Application for service is a formal request submitted by the customer to the Company stating their desire to obtain electric service at a certain time and location. Applications may be processed by e-mail, telephone, or fax.

• Approved: Work or equipment that is acceptable to the FirstEnergy Operating Company or to the authority having jurisdiction.

• Central Business District (CBD) Network - A CBD network is a specialized electrical underground system that serves a defined area located in the heart of the city (a.k.a. downtown) that is typified with a high concentration of commercial, retail, and office buildings.

• Class of Service: The characteristics of electric service described in terms of voltage, phase, frequency, and number of wires.

• Clearance: Clearance is a specified minimum distance between two objects (measured surface-to-surface) to assure adequate space for safety, security, or access.

• Code: The National Electrical Code (NEC), National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), or other electrical codes or regulations in effect in the area served.

• Company: Refers to the FirstEnergy Operating Company (FEOC) operating in Maryland – Potomac Edison.

• Current Transformer (CT): Current Transformer is a transformer whose secondary current is a precise fraction of its primary current (see instrument transformer).

• Customer: The party using the Company's service, or in applicable cases, the property owner or developer or any party working on behalf of the customer such as an engineer, builder, contractor, or developer.

• Customer's Installation: All wiring, conduit, meter socket, service disconnecting devices, appliances, lighting, and other equipment installed and/or owned by the customer on the customer’s premises for the customer’s use. The NEC typically governs the customer’s electrical equipment.

• Development: A planned project, which is developed by a developer/applicant for electric service set out in a recorded plot plan of five or more adjoining unoccupied lots for the construction of single-family residences, detached or otherwise, mobile homes or apartment houses, all of which are intended for year-around occupancy, if electric service to the lots necessitates extending the utility’s existing distribution lines.

• Distribution Lines: Company lines medium voltage and below typically located in the public right-of-way in/or along streets, alleys, highways, or on private property for general distribution of electric service to customers.

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• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): is an agency of the U.S. federal government that protects human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress (www.epa.gov).

• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of American civil aviation (www.faa.gov).

• Final Grade: Final grade shall refer to the eventual permanent ground level after all finished grading, paving, and landscaping is completed.

• High-Leg: On a four-wire, delta-connected system where the midpoint of one phase winding is grounded to supply lighting and similar loads, the conductor or busbar having the higher phase voltage to ground shall be durably and permanently marked by an outer finish that is orange in color or by other effective means. Such identification shall be placed at each point on the system where a connection is made if the grounded conductor is also present (Reference NEC Article 110.15 & 230.56).

• Instrument Transformer: An Instrument transformer is a high quality transformer that accurately reproduces in its secondary circuit, a current (CT) or voltage (VT) in proportion to the current or voltage in the primary circuit.

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE): is an organization composed of engineers, scientists, and students. The IEEE is best known for developing standards for the computer, electrical, and electronics industries (www.ieee.org).

• Line Extension: The extension of the Company’s distribution facilities, such as pole lines, underground lines, substations, and transformers for the supplying of electric energy to a customer or group of customers.

• Listed: Equipment, materials, or services included in a list published by an organization that is acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction and concerned with evaluation of products or services, that maintains periodic inspection of production of listed equipment or materials or periodic evaluation of services, and whose listing states that the equipment, material, or services either meets appropriate designated standards or has been tested and found suitable for a specified purpose.

• Maryland Public Service Commission (MD PSC): The MD PSC is the state regulatory agency that has jurisdiction over the Maryland electric utilities (www.psc.state.MD.us).

• Meter: Meter is a device for accurately measuring the electric power and energy consumed by a customer. The Company provides, installs, and maintains the meter.

• Meter Socket: A meter socket is a mounting device consisting of meter jaws, connectors, and enclosure for receiving a socket-type meter.

• Mobile Home: A mobile home is a manufactured home that complies with the mobile home definition in the NEC.

• National Electrical Code [NFPA 70] (NEC): is a set of national regulations that govern the installation of electrical equipment located on the customer’s side of the point of service.

• National Electrical Safety Code [IEEE C2] (NESC): is a set of national regulations that govern the installation, operation, and maintenance of the electric supply and communication lines. NESC applies to equipment located on the electric utility’s side of the point of service.

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• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA): is a United States trade association, albeit with some international members, that creates and maintains private, copyrighted, standards and codes for usage and adoption by local governments (www.nfpa.org).

• Notification or Design Request (DR) Number: A unique number assigned by the Company used for designing, tracking, constructing, and billing of a specific job.

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): is a federal government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment (www.osha.gov).

• Point of Service: Point of service is that point where the Company's equipment or conductors connect to the customer’s conductors or equipment of the facility.

• Raceway: A raceway is an enclosed channel for holding wires or cables.

• Select Backfill: Soil or sand free from sharp objects, rocks, scrap building material, or corrosive material used to backfill a trench for buried cable or conduit.

• Service: Delivering electric energy from the Company’s distribution system to a single point of connection at a customer's premise.

• Service Drop: A service drop is a Company-owned set of overhead conductors (including the connectors) that extend from the last pole or other aerial support to the customer-owned service entrance conductors at the building or other structure.

• Service-Entrance Conductors, Overhead System: The service entrance for an overhead system is the group of service conductors between the terminals of the service equipment and a point usually outside the building, clear of building walls, where joined by tap or splice to the service drop.

• Service-Entrance Conductors, Underground System: The service entrance for an underground system is the group of service conductors between the terminals of the service equipment and the point of connection to the Service Lateral.

• Service Equipment: The necessary equipment, usually consisting of circuit breaker or switch and fuses, and their accessories, located near point of entrance of supply conductors to a building, and is intended to constitute the main control and means of cutoff for the supply to that building.

• Service Lateral: A set of underground service conductors extending from the Company’s electric distribution facilities, including any risers at a pole or other structure or from transformers, handholes, or pedestals to the first point of connection to the service entrance conductors in a terminal box, meter, or other enclosure with adequate space, inside or outside the building wall.

• Service Territory (electric): Service territory is a defined area in which a given electric utility can legally provide service. The area is governed by a set of agreements and maps on file with the MD

PSC.

• Tariff: The applicable Company tariff as filed with, and approved by, the MD PSC.

• Temporary Service: Service supplied for construction purposes or of limited duration, typically no more than one year and delivered to a single point through one meter.

• Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company (TrAILCo): TrAILCo is one of FirstEnergy’s electric transmission subsidiaries.

• Underwriters Laboratories (UL): Underwriters Laboratories is an independent product testing and certification organization ulstandards.ul.com/.

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• Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS): An uninterruptible power supply (e.g., battery or flywheel backup) is an electrical apparatus that provides emergency power to a load when the input power source is not available.

• Voltage Flicker: Voltage flicker is defined as a sudden fluctuation in system voltage, which can result in objectionable changes in the light output of electric lamps.

3.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

3.1 Availability & Character of Service

The information contained in this Guide refers predominately to service requirements at the usual voltages for residential and general service installations. Service installations greater than 600 volts are not covered in this Guide. The customer should contact the Company with questions regarding service at voltages greater than 600 volts. The Company's rules, regulations, and tariffs, as filed with the MD PSC, shall apply to the installation and use of the service furnished.

The customer shall consult the Company to determine whether the desired service is available in the particular location. This request should be made well in advance of the date actual service connection is required. If service is available, determine its exact character; that is, the voltage single-phase or three-phase, since these characteristics may vary in different locations. These characteristics are especially important for the proper operation of motors and other major equipment. Normally, this information will be provided in writing from authorized Company personnel to avoid possible misunderstanding. The available voltages are as follows:

Phases Configuration Voltage (V)

Single-Phase 3-wire 3-wire

120/240 V 120/208 V

Three-Phase 4-wire Delta 4-wire Wye 4-wire Wye

240/120 V * 208Y/120 V 480Y/277 V

*This service voltage is not available for underground service energized from an underground primary source regardless of the source voltage. This service is available from an overhead closed-delta or open-delta transformer bank energized from an overhead 12.5 kV and below primary source. Also, this service is available from an open-delta transformer bank with a maximum transformer capacity of 1-75 kVA and 1- 25 kVA energized from an overhead 34.5 kV primary source. Overhead closed-delta transformer banks are not permitted on a 34.5 kV primary source.

The Company may, if requested, advise and assist existing or prospective customers in the selection of electrical equipment, facilities, capacitors, protective coordination, or with information concerning rates.

3.2 Application for Service

The customer shall make applications for each class of service for new, upgraded, or relocated, permanent or temporary service or when the customer identity changes. Before service is supplied by the Company, the customer shall complete the application process. Application may be submitted via the telephone, fax, or the Internet to a Company business office, and should be submitted well in advance of the date actual service is required. The appropriate telephone and fax numbers and Internet address are listed below:

Maryland Company Telephone Number Fax Number Potomac Edison 800-686-0011 877-289-3674

A copy of the Fax Application Builder Install Request Form 1046 can be found in Appendix 1.

Application for electric service can found online at www.firstenergycorp.com/builders-contractors. Then click on Establish or Upgrade Service form under the heading Online Contractor Form for New or Upgrade Service.

After the necessary customer information is received and all customer requirements are met, the typical minimum lead-time to complete Company work is as follows:

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Type of Extension Lead-time Residential Service Drop / Lateral 4 weeks Residential Line Extension 8 weeks Commercial/Industrial Drop / Lateral 6 weeks Commercial/Industrial Line Extension 16 weeks Residential/Commercial/Industrial Development 16 weeks

These recommendations should allow service to be established as near to the desired time as practicable. Your Company representative will provide additional information on service particulars, work scope, and timelines.

The following information is required from the customer. The Company cannot begin work until the necessary information is provided:

1. Service address (including nearest intersecting roads),

2. Lot number (and block number where applicable) and subdivision name,

3. County/Tax District name,

4. Contact persons (developer/architect, electrical contractor, etc.) names, addresses, mailing addresses, and their telephone/fax numbers,

5. Owner name, address, mailing address, and telephone/fax numbers,

6. Person to be billed (including their Tax ID or Social Security Number) and the mailing address,

7. Type of electric service required – overhead (OH) or underground (UG),

8. Service voltage desired (e.g., 120/240 V single-phase, 208Y/120 V three-phase, or 480Y/277

V three-phase),

9. Amp rating of the main disconnecting means,

10. If Residential: Determine heating fuel (oil, gas, electric, etc.), water heater fuel, electric range, air conditioning (size, if yes), total square feet, preferred electric meter location, and number of services. Also, determine if any other large or special electric loads (e.g., welder or kiln) will be used.

11. If General Service (Commercial/Industrial): Electric one-line, load information (nameplate data) for all single-phase motors larger than five hp, three-phase motors larger than ten hp, tons of air conditioning, kW process heat, kW lighting, kW computers, presses, welders, x-ray machines, and other equipment having an in-rush current or other potentially disturbing characteristic, as well as other unusual loads.

12. For Developments: An approved plot plan drawn to scale showing crossroads, proposed structures, wells, septic, decks, drives/parking areas, pools, ponds, preferred service route, planned major landscape changes and future development areas, and any other known or proposed obstructions that may interfere with the Company supplying electric service.

Electrical loading information will be required for the design. The customer/developer shall provide an executed Company standard blanket utility easement for their developments prior to individual lots being sold or the installation of any Company electrical facilities.

13. Date that the electric service is wanted.

14. For interconnected generation (solar, wind, etc.) see Section 8.6.

The customer/developer shall provide the Company with a copy of the customer plot plan showing the locations of buildings, lot numbers, property lines, streets, parking lots (if applicable), easements, underground facilities, obstructions, or utilities (if known), as well as proposed electric service entrances and metering locations. The customer/developer shall stake the locations of all proposed buildings, the lot lines, and driveways so that the Company can decide where to install its facilities.

The Company may refuse to provide electric service, consistent with Maryland law and Company tariffs.

3.3 Line Extensions

To avoid delay, customers desiring service beyond the existing electric distribution lines of the Company are advised to inquire of the Company the conditions under which service will be extended and make the necessary arrangements before wiring installations are commenced.

Depending on the situation and the nature of the facilities desired or required, the customer may be responsible for some of the preparation and clearing of the property to clear trees and vegetation or provide access to Company vehicles and personnel, rights-of-way acquisition, easements, permits, construction costs, and, for underground extensions, trenching and backfilling. Note: difficulties in obtaining private rights-of-way and governmental permits (e.g., FAA, Army Corp of Engineers, or EPA permits) may result in significant delays to the construction.

Cost contributions are defined in the applicable Company’s Tariff. The Company can provide the terms and conditions of extending its facilities to supply service upon request.

The requirements for a residential structure to be considered a permanent installation:

Masonry or Wood Structure (“stick built” or Modular) Type Home:

• Directly connected to a public water system, water well, or other reasonable source of potable water meeting all applicable local requirements,

• Directly connected to an approved septic system, a public sewage system, or an alternate sewage method meeting all applicable local requirements,

• Containing a living area, kitchen, and bathroom,

• Located on a permanent foundation.

Mobile or Manufactured Home:

• Directly connected to a public water system, water well, or other reasonable source of potable water meeting all applicable local requirements,

• Directly connected to an approved septic system, a public sewage system, or an alternate sewage method meeting all applicable local requirements,

• Wheels and axles removed,

• Underpinnings or some type of permanent connection (anchoring).

Vehicle-type units primarily intended as temporary living quarters, to include, but not limited to, recreational vehicles (“RV’s”), motor homes, travel trailers, truck campers, park trailers and camping trailers shall not be considered as permanent. Mobile or manufactured homes for the purpose other than as a dwelling unit (i.e. on-site offices, mobile dressing rooms, banks, clinics, stores, or mobile displays) shall not be considered as permanent.

3.4 Number of Services & Meters

The Company will connect only one set of service conductors to each separate dwelling (single or part of a multiple unit), apartment, farm, commercial or industrial establishment as one customer through one meter or one unified set of meters. Therefore, customers will typically be served at one voltage at either single-phase or three-phase, but not both. If occupied by several customers, each customer may have one meter for each class of service rendered. All customer installations shall conform to the NEC and local codes. Parallel runs of service cable extending from Company-owned equipment to multi-position meter centers should be avoided and require prior Company approval.

Upon request and if the Company approved, a second service may be permitted based on the exceptions listed in NEC Article 230.2. A permanent plaque or directory shall be installed at each service drop or lateral, or at each service equipment location. It shall denote all other services on or in that building or structure, and the area served by each.

3.5 Use of Service by Customer

Customer-owned wiring and electrical equipment shall be sufficiently sized (per NEC) and listed for its intended application.

The customer’s wiring and equipment including the self-contained meter socket shall be installed and maintained by the customer, at the customer’s expense, and in the condition required by the insurance providers, governmental authorities having jurisdiction, and Company requirements.

It is necessary for the protection of the customer that all work, wiring, and apparatus be installed and maintained by a qualified electrician. A qualified electrician is one who has the skills and knowledge related to the construction and operation of the electrical equipment, systems, and installations and has received safety training to recognize and avoid the hazards involved.

The Company’s facilities, which are used to provide service, have limited capacity and may be damaged if overloaded. Therefore, the customer shall notify the Company prior to increasing their energy usage or altering their service equipment so that Company facilities of proper capacity may be provided. Failure to properly notify the Company of such additional requirements may result in an extended outage or in damage to the customer’s and/or Company’s equipment. The customer shall be responsible for all expenses and/or damages to the customer’s and/or Company’s facilities resulting from failure to give proper notification. The customer may also be subject to charges by the Company for work required to meet the customer’s alterations. The customer should contact the Company for information concerning charges for such work.

The service shall not be used in any manner that disturbs or impairs the operation of the Company's system or that will interfere with service to other customers. If such interference does occur, due to the use of apparatus installed upon a customer's premises, such customer shall either discontinue the use of such apparatus or make the necessary revisions to the apparatus, including additional equipment that may be required to alleviate such conditions, or the Company shall have the right to discontinue the offending service.

For proper service, the wiring on all single- or three-phase installations shall be arranged so that the load, to the extent possible, is balanced among each phase-wire. For three-phase services, the load imbalance between phases shall not be greater than 15 percent of the customer’s peak load.

3.6 Interruption & Liability*

The Company will use reasonable diligence in providing regular and uninterrupted Service, but the Company shall not be liable for any loss, cost damage or expense to any Customer occasioned by failure to supply electricity according to the terms of the contract, or by any interruption or reversal of the supply of electricity, if such failure, interruption or reversal shall be due to the elements, public enemies, strikes, or order of Court, which are beyond control of the Company, or any cause except willful default or neglect on its part.

The Company may, without liability therefore, interrupt or limit Service to any or all Customers whenever in the sole judgment of the Company such action is indicated in order to prevent or limit any actual or threatened instability or disturbance on the electric system of the Company or any electric system interconnected with the Company.

3.7 Final Connections

Residential/Commercial - All final connections for temporary or permanent service, between the Company's facilities and the customer's wiring, shall be made by the Company. Refer to Exhibit 1 to determine party responsible for supplying connectors.

* To the extent this provision contradicts any terms in the Company’s current applicable tariff, the tariff provision shall govern.

The Company shall assume no responsibility for changing the location of its service drop attachments if an improper location is chosen without consultation with the Company, or if the mutually acceptable location is not utilized.

If it becomes necessary for the Company to change the location of its facilities or the character of the electrical service to comply with the requirements of governmental agencies, codes, or other causes beyond the Company’s control, the customer shall, at the customer’s expense, change its facilities (e.g., customer’s wiring, service entrance, and utilization equipment) to accommodate the Company changes.

Service entrance equipment interrupting capacity shall meet or exceed the maximum available fault current. The customer should contact the Company to determine the estimated available fault current and subsequently determine the minimum required equipment rating.

3.8 Grounding/Bonding

The customer shall install the service entrance so that all of the grounding/bonding requirements of the NEC are met or exceeded. The customer’s service entrance shall have a minimum of two driven ground rods (8 feet minimum length) at least six (6) feet apart. The grounding electrode conductor shall be continuous from the service entrance main disconnect to both driven ground rods. Refer to Exhibit 5.

3.9 Inspection

In addition to complying with the NEC, the service shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Company and such state and local inspection requirements as may be in force at the time such installation is made.

Before a new, temporary, upgraded, modified, or repaired service to a customer service location is energized, the Company should verify that the installation of the customer’s meter socket and associated equipment has been inspected and approved by the local or state electrical inspection authority.

When the Company deems that a potentially hazardous condition exists, it may refuse to energize the customer’s service until the customer remedies any deficiencies.

Service Restoration - Fire or Flood: If the meter or service entrance equipment has been subjected to fire or flood conditions, an inspection from the above referenced authority, and a release, when applicable, from a Fire Marshall or equivalent is required before service will be restored.

Service Restoration – Disconnected Services: If a service has been disconnected (i.e., service wires cut or meter blocked/removed) for twelve (12) months or more, a new inspection by the local or state inspection authority is required before the service will be reconnected.

3.10 Meter & Seal Tampering

Tampering means to interfere with, damage, or by-pass a utility meter, conductor, or attachment with the intent to impede the correct registration of a meter or the proper functions of a conductor or attachment so far as to reduce the amount of utility service that is registered by the meter.

Tampering includes the unauthorized reconnection of a utility meter, conductor, or attachment that has been disconnected by the utility.

In the event of tampering, or theft of service by the customer, consumer, or other person, the Company will comply with the provisions of Maryland law and Company tariffs. Services that have been disconnected due to tampering may require an electrical inspection before reconnection.

Breaking of meter seals and/or removal of meters by customers, electrical contractors, or other unauthorized personnel, without prior Company permission, is prohibited and may be subject to penalties.

3.11 Meter Attachments

No attachments by the customer or the customer’s agent are permitted to Company-owned meters, meter circuits, or ancillary meter devices.

The Company will supply, upon request by a customer, kWh and/or kvarh pulses from a Company-owned meter for demand control purposes. The Company will assess a cost to the customer in accordance with specific Company charges for this connection.

3.12 Disconnect/Reconnect of Existing Service (Upgrades/Maintenance)

The first step to be taken when upgrading or performing maintenance on an existing service is to contact the Company’s Customer Contact Center for guidance and applicable fees. Customers, electricians, or contractors are not permitted to disconnect/reconnect overhead service drops or underground service laterals. All overhead and underground electrical upgrades shall be inspected prior to reconnection (refer to Section 3.9).

The Company reserves the right to update meter and service locations at the time of upgrade for the purposes of applying current clearance requirements and meter location guidelines. Service equipment installed without approval or incorrectly located shall be subject to change or relocation.

3.13 Locating Underground Electric Facilities

State laws require that an excavator notify the One-Call System in advance of digging. Trained personnel will locate and mark electrical underground facilities.

To simplify the "Call before You Dig" calling process, 8-1-1 has been designated by the FCC as a nationwide telephone number. In Maryland, the 8-1-1 number will transfer a caller to the appropriate state One-Call system. You may also contact the appropriate One-Call agency online at www.call811.com/state-specific.aspx.

For projects in Maryland - call Miss Utility Maryland at least two (2) full working days, not counting the day of the call, but not more than ten (10) working days, excluding weekends and legal holidays, before digging at 811 or (800) 257-7777 to request that a location be marked. The Center is open 24 hours/day and 365 days/year. For more information, or to enter requests for locate tickets online, visit www.missutility.net/maryland.

3.14 Required Clearance from Markout for Digging in the Vicinity of Company Underground Electric Facilities

After the underground facilities have been located (refer to Section 3.13), hand digging is required within a tolerance zone, which is 18 inches from all sides of the markout stake, flag, or hash mark and the closest edge of any parallel trench dug by another party adjacent to the Company’s underground facilities.

3.15 Buildings/Structures & Swimming Pools/Spas/Hot Tubs near Electric Lines

Buildings and structures (including signs, flagpoles, light standards, antennas, or aerials) shall not be installed under, over or in such proximity to electric lines that they could be raised into or fall onto such lines or that they cannot be safely maintained. Antennas, aerials, or any device shall not be attached to a Company pole or any pole supplying electric service to the customer without specific Company authorization. NESC/NEC clearances shall be maintained. The customer should consult the Company for specific clearance requirements and possible easement restrictions.

The Company does not recommend placing a swimming pool, spa, or hot tub under its existing service drop or other electrical conductors. Specifically, a swimming pool shall not be located within a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet of the Company’s overhead conductors, measured horizontally from the edge of the pool, without written approval from the Company. The clearance http://www.call811.com/state-specific.aspx between the Company’s underground cables (primary and secondary) and the edge of the pool or its auxiliary equipment shall not be less than five (5) feet (measured horizontally).

3.16 Attachments on Company-Owned Facilities

Under no conditions shall the customer’s facilities or other equipment such as signs, posters, banners, or notices be installed on the Company’s poles or other property unless special arrangements have been made with the Company. The customer shall contact the Company for details. The Company does not permit painting of Company-owned equipment by the customer.

3.17 Clearance of Trees from Power Lines

Trees & Transmission Rights-of-Way

• ATSI, TrAILCo, and the Company's long distance, high voltage transmission lines provide power to thousands of our customers and are vital reliability links with other utilities across the country. Keeping our transmission rights-of-way free of unwanted trees and other vegetation is very important to providing reliable and safe electric service.

• All vegetation on or adjacent to the right-of-way shall be low-growing, compatible species.

Additional information on correct tree selection can be found at www.first energycorp.com/trees. Click on “Maintaining Transmission Rights-of-Way” on left side of page.

Trees & Distribution Lines

• Tree related incidents are a major cause of electrical outages. Therefore, care must be exercised when planting trees to make certain that they will not interfere with distribution power lines, even when the trees reach full, mature growth. Trees that grow more than 25-feet tall should not be planted within 20 feet of distribution power lines.

• Additional information on correct tree selection can be found at www.first energycorp.com/trees. Click on “Selecting the Right Tree for the Location” on left side of page.

3.18 Access to Customer’s Premises

The customer or, if applicable, the landlord, shall grant Company's employees and authorized agents access to the customer's premises at all reasonable hours for the purposes necessary in connection with supplying and maintaining service, and upon termination of service, to remove any or all such property. In the event of an emergency, the Company's employees and authorized agents shall have access to customer’s premises at any time. Authorized Company employees are furnished with a photo identification badge with the Company logo. This badge is available upon request when they are visiting the customer’s premises.

The customer shall not block access to company equipment by installing vegetation, fences, walls or any other obstructions that prohibit access to company equipment. The customer shall be responsible for all expenses and/or damages for blocking access to company equipment. The customer shall contact the Company for details.

If a customer or a property owner fails to grant access for reasons described above, and legal action is necessary to secure such access, the Company may collect from the customer or the property owner any and all costs incurred to secure such access.

3.19 Company’s Equipment On Customer’s Premises

The customer shall provide without cost to the Company, satisfactory right-of-way and a suitable location for the Company’s equipment, which is necessary for supplying service to the customer on the premises owned or leased by the customer.

The customer shall provide truck access to all poles, transformers, and other large, heavy equipment installations designated by the Company. The truck access drive shall be a minimum

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