HANDBOOK REQUIREMENTS - Central Maine Power Company

IX.
UNDERGROUND SERVICE
900. GENERAL
The Company will, subject to the availability of material
and transformers, and in compliance with certain special
requirements hereinafter described, provide underground service
directly from its distribution lines.
For added protection and ease of cable replacement,
the
Company strongly recommends that all underground cables
be installed in conduit. Any direct buried primary cable shall
not be permitted within five (5) feet of the traveled way.
Contact the Company's local Service Center or Marketing &
Sales (M&S) Department for conduit installation
details not
contained
in this handbook.
All installations connected to Company owned facilities
shall comply with the installation specifications contained herein.
These requirements
are based on the NESC or NEC, and
considered
to be good engineering practice.
The Illustrations in Section XII of this handbook provide
the
required trench, riser and transformer foundation details.
Direct-buried conductors and cables emerging from grade
shall
be protected from damage in accordance with NEC 310.5
(D) (1).
Any work listed as being the “responsibility” of the
customer means
that the customer will be required to complete
the
work involved
to meet Company
s tandards and specifications.
All
work perfor
med by the customer shall be subject to inspection
by the Company pri or to energizing t he installation.
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