HANDBOOK REQUIREMENTS - Central Maine Power Company
HANDBOOK REQUIREMENTS - Central Maine Power Company
HANDBOOK REQUIREMENTS - Central Maine Power Company
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determined (in consultation with the <strong>Company</strong>), the customer is<br />
responsible for installing the first 10' section or sections of conduit<br />
on the pole, including any conduit elbows or standoff brackets as<br />
required. Any additional sections of conduit will be installed on<br />
the pole by the <strong>Company</strong> at the customer's expense. The customer<br />
is responsible for supplying all conduit and related hardware.<br />
If the conductors<br />
are to be owned by the <strong>Company</strong>, then the<br />
riser conduit (once installed on the pole) will generally become<br />
the property of, and will be maintained by, the <strong>Company</strong>.<br />
Galvanized steel conduit starting at a minimum of 18 inches<br />
below grade shall be provided wherever cable is extended above<br />
ground. In some cases, sunlight resistant schedule 40 or 80 PVC<br />
conduit, suitable for the purpose, may be substituted on the riser as<br />
detailed on Illustrations No.s 28, 29 and 30 in Section XII.<br />
Proper consideration must be given to possible<br />
frost action<br />
in the selection of type and method of installation of ducts.<br />
For a customer owned primary voltage riser, the customer<br />
is responsible for installing and owning the riser pole. This pole<br />
and the attached riser and conduits shall be constructed in<br />
accordance with the <strong>Company</strong>’s Construction Standards to include<br />
Illustrations<br />
No.s 28 and 29 in Section XII. With prior <strong>Company</strong><br />
approval, the riser may be attached to a <strong>Company</strong> owned pole but<br />
the <strong>Company</strong> will perform all installation and maintenance<br />
work<br />
on the riser at the customer’s expense. The customer may also be<br />
assessed an annual pole attachment fee.<br />
When the riser pole is located in a State road right-of-way,<br />
it is the customer/developer’s responsibility to comply with the<br />
<strong>Maine</strong> Department of Transportation’s Utility Accommodation<br />
Policy for conduits within the <strong>Maine</strong> Department<br />
of<br />
Transportation’s right-of-way.