HANDBOOK REQUIREMENTS - Central Maine Power Company

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II. General Requirements
200. APPLICATION FOR SERVICE
Applications for new service connections or for alterations
in existing connections shall be made by calling 1-800-750-4000
(for RESIDENTIAL) or 1-800-565-3181 (for COMMERCIAL &
INDUSTRIAL). The application shall be made as far in advance
as possible to assure lead time and availability of necessary
materials. Advice will be given as to the applicable CMP rates
and type of service available. The location for the service
entrance, meter, point of attachment of the Company's service
drop, as well as, Company transformers and poles, must be
reviewed and approved by the Company before any wiring is
installed. NOTE: The customer may be billed whenever wiring
installed without prior Company approval results in an additional
expense to the Company.
Wiring should not be started, equipment purchased, nor any
load added to existing services until all necessary negotiations
have been completed and the Company has advised that it can
supply the required service. Customers' specifications and
contracts for electric wiring and equipment should conform to
these Requirements. Plans and specifications for industrial and
commercial facilities and multiple occupancy buildings, including
housing, shall be submitted in duplicate, indicating the size of the
building in square feet and listing the connected load by class,
such as cooking, heating, lighting, motors' (indicate largest size),
etc., to the Company's local Service Center or Marketing & Sales
(M&S) Department.
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