HANDBOOK REQUIREMENTS - Central Maine Power Company

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• Provide the Company a plan of the line extension
sufficient for the Company to include the private
line on
the Company’s property records, or reimburses the
Company for the cost of preparing such a plan. The plan
should detail the location or placement of the materials
used, as identified in a materials list (or other such
documentation) showing that the materials are listed on
the Company’s Contractor Item Catalog contained in
CMP’s Distribution Construction Standards for private
line construction. To purchase a copy of the Item
Catalog and Construction Standards, contact the
Company’s Manager of Distribution Engineering.
• Build the line extension in accordance with the NESC,
the Company's line construction standards, and any other
requirements contained in the Company's filed tariffs on
"Extensions."
• Provide tree/vegetation clearance from any overhead
primary line per the following specification: a minimum
of 8 feet horizontally, 15 feet vertically above and to the
ground beneath, any conductor.
• Enter into a customer-owned line extension contract
which the Company will record at the appropriate
Registry of Deeds.
• Obtain: a) inspection by a qualified Company employee
to determine whether the line extension is safe; or b)
certification in writing by a Maine licensed Professional
Engineer (or other person licensed by the State to certify
electric distribution line extensions) that the line
extension is safe, reliable, and constructed in compliance