The Company operates and maintains two (2) different underground systems. One system, known as Conventional Underground (Network), consists of complete manhole and duct installations with most of the equipment below grade level and is generally located in central sections of the more urban communities in the Company's service territory. The second underground system, known as Underground Distribution, consists generally of direct buried distribution conductors, conductors in conduit and associated above grade equipment.

Underground electric service laterals (600 volts or less) shall have a minimum twelve (12) inch horizontal separation from water, sewer or gas lines. It is preferable to have electric and gas services on opposite sides of the building, whenever practical. A minimum vertical separation of 12 inches must be maintained where a service lateral crosses a water, sewer or gas line. However, crossings between electric and gas service laterals are to be avoided. The horizontal clearance between direct buried cable and pipelines used for the transmission of flammable liquids or gases shall be controlled at a minimum of ten (10) feet or more, as necessary.

For additional information on the installation of conduit by the customer ask your GPU representative for the "Specification for Residential Customer Underground Service Conduit" (Distribution Engineering Practice 11-205 or GPU Form # B0708). This information is also available on line at www.gpu.com, look under Points of Interest and select Installation Guideline Handouts.

In New Jersey, whenever the installation of a customer owned service will require excavation within State Highway right-of-way, a Utility Opening Permit must be obtained by GPU Energy from the NJDOT. GPU Energy will execute for the customer an "Agreement for Obtaining Utility Opening Permit". The customer will be required to pay the associated fee to the Company. The time required for the NJDOT to process a Utility Opening permit is approximately two months.

Supply cable should not be installed within five feet of a swimming pool or its auxiliary equipment. The cable should not be installed directly under buildings, patios, decks or storage tank foundations.

CONVENTIONAL UNDERGROUND (NETWORK)

In New Jersey, in those instances where the Company is to supply underground secondary service in a Conventional Underground area, the customer's service entrance equipment shall be located, on the inside of the first foundation wall adjacent to the street on which the Company's mains are situated. The Company will specify the service location. Where practical the meter shall be installed on the front or side (within 5' from front) exterior wall. Where the customer's service equipment is located within 30 feet measured at right angles to the curb line of said street, the Company shall install, own, operate, and maintain the necessary ducts and conductors between the Company's underground mains and the customer's service equipment.

In New Jersey, when the required service connection exceeds the above limitations, the Customer shall elect to terminate his facilities at either: (1) a splice box acceptable to the Company, installed, owned and maintained by the Customer at a point within the allowable limit described above; or (2) at the discretion of the Company, in the nearest available splice box or manhole provided as part of the Company's normal conventional underground system. All connections between the customer's and the Company's facilities shall be made by the Company.

In Pennsylvania, the approved secondary ducts from curb line to inside of building shall be provided and installed by the Customer and then GPU Energy will take over ownership and maintenance. Conductors from street mains to the meter point will be provided and installed by GPU Energy.

For single meter installations in Conventional Underground areas, the Customer must install a disconnecting means with overcurrent protection on all underground services before entering the metering equipment. The circuit breaker or fuse switch will be the point where the Company will terminate its underground service, except as noted in previous paragraph.

For multiple metering installations in Conventional Underground areas where more than one (1) meter socket and/or Current Transformer (CT) cabinet is fed from one (1) underground service through a trough, a main fused disconnect switch or circuit breaker must be installed ahead of each individual main, meter, CT cabinet, or trough.

UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION

In those instances where the Company is to supply underground secondary service in an Underground Distribution area, the appropriate Customer Operations Center must be consulted regarding the meter location and service connection point. Underground service will normally be furnished to a location on the side of the building nearest the point at which the service enters the property.

For all single phase residential, underground services rated 400 amps and below, the Company will provide, install, and maintain the service conductors to the outdoor meter socket and make line connections in the meter socket. The Customer will be required to furnish and install the meter riser conduit. For 200 amps services and belwow the meter riser conduit shall be three (3) inch schedule 40 PVC, and the conduit bend shall have a minimum radius of twenty four (24) inches. For 400 amps services and belwow the meter riser conduit shall be four (4) inch schedule 40 PVC, and the conduit bend shall have a minimum radius of thirty six (36) inches. The conduit shall be installed in accordance with figure in Requirement 12.14, and shall be attached to the building with conduit straps at the specified locations. In New Jersey, installation is done at the Customer's expense with a credit given for equivalent overhead. In Pennsylvania, the Customer does the trenching and the Company installs the cable.

For all non-residential underground services, three phase residential underground services and residential underground services greater than 400 amps, the Customer shall provide, install and maintain the service conductors, as well as all necessary conduit, from the customer's main entrance facilities to the connection point with the Company's secondary facilities. The Customer will install all compression connectors on the customer's service conductors. The Customer will loosely bolt on the two hole lugs and the Company will tighten the bolts. The Customer must provide and maintain a watertight seal at the building entrance. The extension of primary facilities and/or transformation requirements will be provided in accordance with the current underground line extension policy. The appropriate Customer Operations Center should be consulted for details.

Services should be installed to the nearest corner from the nearest facility located at a property line. If the service cannot be run to the nearest corner then it may be run to the other corner with approval from GPU Energy. Additional costs for this shall be borne by the customer. Underground services run to other than the nearest corner shall not cross diagonally from one side of a customer's property to the other, but must be placed along the front of the property in the "main" trench, and then back in on a diagonal from the property corner nearest to the meter location designated by the Company.

The customer's ground rod should not be installed directly beneath the meter socket for an underground service. It may get in the way when the trench is dug, and become disconnected.

In New Jersey subdivisions of three or more building lots or one (1) or more apartment houses containing an aggregate of three (3) or more family units shall have all distribution and service lines installed underground.

In Pennsylvania all distribution and service lines shall be installed underground in a development consisting of five or more adjoining unoccupied lots in a recorded plan for the construction of single-family residences (detached or otherwise), intended for year-round occupancy, or one or more adjoining lots for the construction of one or more apartment houses containing an aggregate of five or more family units.

The Applicant for electric service to a residential development shall:

1. At his own cost, provide the Company with easements satisfactory to the Company for occupancy by distribution, service and street-lighting lines and related facilities except in public ways which the Company has the legal right to occupy.
2. At his own cost, clear the ground in which the lines and related facilities are to be laid, of trees, stumps and other obstructions to a width of fifteen feet; provide the excavating and backfilling subject to inspection and approval of the Company; and rough grade it to within six inches of final grade, so that the Company's part of the installation shall consist of only laying the lines, making the connections at appropriate terminal points, and installing other service related facilities.
3. Request electric service at such time that the lines may be installed before curbs, pavements and sidewalks are laid; 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 Company to avoid unnecessary costs.
4. Where required, pay to the Company the charges for developments, apartments and row houses set forth in the appropriate Tariff.

If the applicant fails to comply with the above requirements, or changes his plot plan after installation of the Company's lines has begun, or otherwise necessitates additional costs by his act or failure to act, such additional costs shall be borne by the Applicant.

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