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1 SESR 2019. Standard Electrical Service requirements IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH lllllll IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII. 04 39009499. --- - . CL 200 240V 3W TYPE C1 SR 30 TA 1 . OKh FCC ID:F9CC1R-l 2i 5. 053103 CC SO Hz \ IHilillm\lillll\ l\lillrn\iUjllfll IJm\lm\f mflU!ll\ffll:lff lflJII[. 053103 cc . TEeff Tampa l!!:LCCTAIC. 31 255 316. AMR. Schlumberger WATTHOUR METER. USA. This manual is subject to revision as required. For the latest version and other information, visit us on the web at 1EC041316. Standard Electrical Service requirements Tampa Electric JUST A REMINDER! FLORIDA STATUTE STATES "IT IS UNLAWFUL TO WILLFULLY ALTER, TAMPER. WITH, INJURE, OR KNOWINGLY SUFFER TO BE INJURED ANY METER, METER SEAL, PIPE. CONDUIT, WIRE, LINE, CABLE, OR TO ALTER THE INDEX OR BREAK THE.]

2 SEAL OF ANY METER.". PLEASE KEEP SAFETY FIRST - CALL Tampa Electric COMPANY (813) 635-1500 FOR AN. APPOINTMENT TO DISCONNECT THE SERVICE AND REMOVE THE SEAL/METER. REFER. TO SECTION OF THESE STANDARD ELECTRICAL SERVICE requirements . REGARDING THE EXCEPTION ALLOWED BY Tampa Electric COMPANY. FOREWORD. Tampa Electric Company, in cooperation with Customers and their agents, wishes to provide adequate electrical service in an expeditious manner. This publication, Tampa Electric Standard Electrical Service requirements (SESR), is intended to furnish information often required by Customers and their agents (builders, architects, engineers, electricians, etc.) to receive Tampa Electric service. The SESR is subject to and subordinate to the Tampa Electric Tariff, which is amended from time to time and approved by the Florida Public Service Commission.

3 In addition, the SESR is subject to and subordinate to the Florida Administrative Code as it pertains to publicly held utilities and to the provisions of the latest adopted edition of the National Electrical Safety Code. These requirements supplement those of the National Fire Protection Association, National Safety Codes and those of state, county and municipal authorities. This document is not intended to be all-inclusive and is not a substitute for direct communication between the Customer and Tampa Electric . This direct communication is essential to mutually understanding service needs and requirements and for Tampa Electric to provide prompt and adequate electrical service when it is needed. The personal pronouns "he", "him", "his", etc.

4 , when used in the text, are generic and not intended to specify a particular gender. The Tampa Electric SESR is revised periodically due to ongoing changes in engineering and construction practices. Consequently, some of the provisions contained herein may be obsolete. It is essential that the Customer or his agent contact a Tampa Electric representative to ensure that he has the latest issue of the Tampa Electric Standard Electrical Service requirements , in addition to any new or other pertinent information that may not be published. Except for installation and maintenance of its own property, Tampa Electric Company does not install or repair Customer owned wiring on Customer's premises. Therefore, the Company cannot assume any responsibility or liability for the condition of wires or apparatus not owned by the Company.

5 Changes and additions from the previous version of the SESR are identified by a vertical line to the left of the paragraph. Deletion of an entire paragraph is indicated by a vertical line between the paragraphs that remain. Editorial changes are not identified. Text formatted in italics has been extracted from Tampa Electric Company's Retail Tariff. Standard Electrical Service requirements Version , July 2019. Tampa Electric Company Visit for the latest version of the SESR. Standard Electrical Service requirements Tampa Electric THE Tampa Electric . STANDARD ELECTRICAL SERVICE requirements . Distribution Engineering Tampa Electric Box 111. Tampa , Florida 33601. (813) 228-1111. Standard Electrical Service requirements Tampa Electric Contents I.

6 DEFINITIONS .. 1. II. GENERAL .. 9. A. Early Notification and Coordination .. 9. B. Contacting Tampa Electric Company .. 9. 1. Procedure for Obtaining a Work Request/Layout Number and Tampa Electric Company Inspection: .. 9. 2. Construction Service Application requirements .. 10. 3. Temporary Service Application 10. 4. Residential Service Application requirements .. 10. 5. Commercial Service Application requirements .. 12. 6. Change in Service requirements (Service Changes) .. 14. 7. Outdoor Lighting Service Application requirements .. 15. 8. General Considerations .. 16. 9. Secure File Transfer System Site Access Instructions .. 16. C. Application for Electrical 17. D. Availability of Desired Type of Electrical Service .. 17. E.

7 Contributions by Customer (CIAC) .. 18. F. Additional Charges .. 19. G. Rights of Way and Easements .. 20. H. Measuring (Metering) Electric Consumption .. 21. I. Conjunctive billing as disallowed in FAC .. 23. 1. Totalized 23. 2. Single Point Of Delivery .. 24. J. Electrical Inspections and Connection of Service .. 24. K. Customer Responsibility for Safety and Adequacy of Wiring .. 25. L. Access to Tampa Electric Facilities .. 25. M. Load Balance .. 25. N. Customer Owned Generators .. 26. 1. Standby Generator .. 26. 2. Parallel Generation and Cogeneration .. 26. O. Unauthorized Attachments .. 27. P. Continuity of Service .. 27. Q. Conservation Programs .. 28. III. SERVICE PROVISIONS .. 29. A. Standard Service .. 29. 1. Voltages Under 750 V.

8 29. 2. Voltages Over 750 V .. 30. B. Point of 30. C. New or Upgraded Tampa Electric Facilities .. 31. 1. General .. 31. 2. New or upgraded Overhead Facilities .. 31. 3. New or Upgraded Underground Facilities .. 32. 4. Conversion of Existing Overhead System to Underground .. 32. D. Residential Service (under 750 V) .. 32. 1. Underground Service for New Residential Subdivisions (Five or more building lots).. 33. 2. New Underground Service Laterals from Overhead Systems .. 34. Table of Contents i Standard Electrical Service requirements Tampa Electric 3. Underground Distribution Facilities to Multiple-Occupancy Residential Buildings (5 Units or more per building).. 34. 4. Manufactured Home Service .. 35. 5. High-Rise Residential 36.

9 E. Commercial Service (under 750 V) .. 36. 1. Commercial Overhead Services .. 36. 2. Commercial Underground Service .. 36. F. Underground Commercial Distribution (UCD) and Network Systems .. 37. 1. Underground Commercial Distribution (UCD) .. 37. 2. Underground Network .. 37. G. Temporary and Construction Service .. 38. H. Unauthorized Connections & Disconnections .. 40. I. Service to Special Equipment .. 40. J . Service to Boat Facilities .. 40. IV. SERVICE AND METER CONNECTIONS .. 41. A. Service Equipment .. 41. 1. General .. 41. 2. Ampere 42. B. Overhead Service .. 44. 1. Conductor Vertical Clearance to the Ground Surface .. 44. 2. Conductor Clearance When Attached to Buildings .. 44. 3. Conductor Clearance Adjacent to But Not Attached to Buildings or Enclosed Pools 44.

10 4. Clearance from Non-Enclosed Swimming Pools, Fountains and Similar Installations44. 5. Anchorage for Overhead Service Drop Cable or Wires .. 45. 6. Installation of Service Entrance .. 46. V. requirements FOR TRANSFORMERS SITUATED ON CUSTOMER PROPERTY 47. A. Padmounted Transformer 47. B. Vault requirements .. 48. C. Relay Service .. 48. VI. METERING EQUIPMENT .. 49. A. Equipment Furnished and Installed by Tampa Electric .. 49. B. Equipment Furnished, Installed, and Owned by the Customer .. 49. C. Metering for Customer Services Above 480 Volts .. 51. D. Metering Configurations & Approved Metering Equipment Enclosure List .. 51. E. Location of Metering Equipment .. 52. 1. Sequence in Service Entrance .. 52. 2. Located Outdoors.