HANDBOOK REQUIREMENTS - Central Maine Power Company

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conductor to the neutral. Metering will be located on the service
pole in accordance with Section VIII of this handbook.
Prior Company approval is required for a central
distribution point service. Prior approval of the “authority having
jurisdiction” is advised.
407. MANUFACTURED BUILDINGS AND MODULAR
HOMES
A manufactured building [a building made or assembled
in manufacturing facilities for installation, or for assembly and
installation, on the building site] may have the service
equipment installed in or on the structure; provided the
structure is of sufficiently sound construction
and complies with
applicable building codes, such as, "BOCA."
Manufactured
buildings are covered in NEC Article 545, and electrical service to
them s hall comply with the standard services in this handbook and
NEC Article 230.
A "manufactured building" that complies with NEC Article
545 and the applicable building codes as approved by the Maine
Manufactured Housing Board, may be designed and constructed
for use as a dwelling unit (usually referred to as a modular
home). These homes, as defined in Maine law (Title 10,
Chapter
951, Manufactured Housing Act, § 9002), are "Manufactured
housing," type B, "meaning structures, transportable in one or
more sections, which are not constructed on a permanent
chassis and are designed to be used as dwellings on foundations."
Typically, there is a label/information sheet (inside the cabinet
below the kitchen sink) indicating the applicable codes to which
the building was constructed, as well as, certification of
compliance
as State of Maine "certified manufactured
housing." A modular home is typically a ranch or Cape Cod
style
home furnished with a main panel/disconnect and overcurrent
device "suitable for use as service equipment," and therefore, may