{"id":38644,"date":"2023-05-10T13:38:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T20:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.penlight.org\/?page_id=38644"},"modified":"2024-04-23T11:33:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T18:33:59","slug":"new-construction-hook-ups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.penlight.org\/engineering\/new-construction-hook-ups\/","title":{"rendered":"New Construction Hook-Ups"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-text-color=\"success\"><em><b>Attention:<\/b>\u00a0<b>PenLight will be requiring any new 200-amp 120\/240-volt meter socket to include a 5<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0jaw at the 9:00 o\u2019clock position starting 4\/1\/2024<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Starting a project\u00a0off on the right foot is very important. Whether you\u2019re building a new home, developing commercial property, altering an existing service or installing a mobile home, PenLight\u2019s Engineering Services can guide you through our requirements and help you avoid those unwanted problems. When you are ready to connect your new service, we will be there to help you plan your project all the way through.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Prior to energizing services, PenLight requires that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">All fees are paid in full<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">An L&amp;I permit, inspection, and verification of L&amp;I compliance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Keep in mind, 400 Amp (sometimes marketed as 320 Amp) meter bases made by Midwest Electric Products are no longer allowed in PenLight territory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Temporary Service<\/h3>\n<p>Temporary services are used for construction purposes only. Once the construction project is completed, the service will need to be disconnected and removed. This service is not intended to be used for RVs, pumps, etc. The electrical permit for a <strong>temporary service expires 12 months after the issue date<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>New Service<\/h3>\n<p>PenLight requires that all new permanent services be installed underground. This service standard is part of our efforts to underground our distribution system and increase power reliability. Requirements for meter base locations, conductor sizing and length of service must be adhered to.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39324 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.penlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/secondaryservice.jpg\" alt=\"underground secondary service\" width=\"35%\" height=\"84\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SERVICE-FEE-SCHEDULE-SF-1-November-2019.pdf\">PenLight Engineering Service Fee Schedule 2019 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Residential-Meter-Guidelines-Standards-Updated-4-1-2024.pdf\">Residential Meter Guidelines and Standards (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Commercial-Guidelines-Updated-4-1-2024.pdf\">Commercial Meter Guidelines and Standards (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attention:\u00a0PenLight will be requiring any new 200-amp 120\/240-volt meter socket to include a 5th\u00a0jaw at the 9:00 o\u2019clock position starting 4\/1\/2024 Starting a project\u00a0off on the right foot is very important. Whether you\u2019re building a new home, developing commercial property, altering an existing service or installing a mobile home, PenLight\u2019s Engineering Services can guide you [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"parent":38642,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.penlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38644"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.penlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.penlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.penlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.penlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38644"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.penlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":139593,"href":"https:\/\/www.penlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38644\/revisions\/139593"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.penlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.penlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}