Meter Specification Manual

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OPPD's Meter Specification Manual is provided to supply essential information to customers, employees, architects, engineers, contractors and others concerned with electrical installations in our service area. Our goal is to provide safe, reliable and timely energy services to our customers.

Entire Manual

• All chapters in one large document

Individual Chapters

• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1 General Information
• Chapter 2 Company Equipment on Customer Premises
• Chapter 3 Service Entrances
• Chapter 4 Metering Installation
• Chapter 5 Part 1 Overhead Temporary Service Pole
• Chapter 5 Part 2 Underground Temporary Service Pole
• Chapter 6 Overhead Services
• Chapter 7 Underground Services (Residential)
• Chapter 8 Underground Services (General Service & Multi-Unit Residential)
• Chapter 9 Mobile Home Services
• Chapter 10 Service Impairing Equipment Regulations
• Chapter 11 Customer's Standby Generation Installations
• Chapter 12 Network Services

All Drawings

• All drawings in one large document. 

Individual Drawings by Chapter

* Note: Not for new construction" or "For Maintenance Only". These options will not be available for new installations or for upgrade of existing services.

Chapter 1

• 1.07.1 Single Phase Socket Wiring
• 1.07.2 Single Phase Instrument Transformers (CT’s & PT’s)
• 1.07.3 Three Phase 4-Wire, Wye Sockets & CT’s
• 1.07.4 Three Phase 3-Wire, Closed Delta Sockets
• 1.07.5 Three Phase, 3-Wire, Closed Delta (CT’s & PT’s)
• 1.07.6 Three Phase, 4-Wire, Closed Delta Sockets & CT’s
• 1.07.7 Three Phase, 3-Wire, Open Delta Sockets
• 1.07.8 Three Phase, 4-Wire, Open Delta Sockets & CT’s
• 1.07.9* 6-Wire Totalized Service & 5-Wire Totalized Service
• 1.07.10* 2 CKT Totalized 3PH, 4W Wye (120/208V, 277/480V)
• 1.07.11* 2 CKT Totalized 3PH, 4W Delta (240V, 480V)
• 1.07.12 Primary Metering Single Phase (480V, 2400V) & Primary Metering 3PH, 4W (13,800V)
• 1.07.13 Primary Metering 3PH, 3W (4160V)

Chapter 4

Socket Metering

• 4.02.1 120V 2W (1KW Maximum)
• 4.02.2 120/240V 1PH 3W 150A Overhead
• 4.02.3 120/240V 1PH 3W 200A Overhead
• 4.02.4 120/240V 1PH 3W 200A Underground
• 4.02.5 120/240V 1PH 3W 200A Underground
• 4.02.6 120/240V 1PH 3W 320A Overhead
• 4.02.7 120/240V 1PH 3W 320A Underground
• 4.02.8* 240V 1PH 2W & 120/240V 1PH 3W Totalized
• 4.02.9 240/480V 1PH 3W 200A Overhead
• 4.02.10 240V 3PH 3W or 480V 3PH 3W 200A Overhead
• 4.02.11 480V 3PH 3W 200A Overhead
• 4.02.12 120/240V 3PH 4W Overhead
• 4.02.13 120/208V 3PH 4W or 277/480V 3PH 4W 200A Overhead
• 4.02.14 120/208V 1PH 3W 150A Overhead
• 4.02.15 120/208V 3PH 4W 320A Overhead or Underground
• 4.05.1 Overhead Service, 2 to 6 Meters
• 4.05.2 Underground Service, 2 to 6 Meters
• 4.05.3 Underground Service, 2 to 6 Meters

Transformer Metering

• 4.06.1 Diagram I,II & III (6 Main Rule)
• 4.06.2* 120/240V 1PH 3W “A”-Base CT
• 4.06.3 120/240V 1PH 3W Socket CT
• 4.06.4* 120/240V 1PH 3W & 240V 3PH 3W 6W Totalized “A”-Base CT
• 4.06.5* 120/240V 1PH 3W & 240V 3PH 3W 6W Totalized “A”-Base CT kW
• 4.06.6* 120/240V 1PH 3W & 240V 3PH 3W 6W Totalized “A”-Base CT kW, kVA
• 4.06.7* 120/240V 1PH 3W & 240V 3PH 3W 6W Totalized “A”-Base CT kW
• 4.06.8* 240V 3PH 3W Delta “A”-Base CT
• 4.06.9* 3PH 3W Delta Metering
• 4.06.10* 3PH 3W Delta “A”-Base CT (240V, 240V, 2400V or 13,800V) kW, kVA
• 4.06.11* 3PH 3W Delta Socket CT (240V, 480V, 2400V or 13,800V) kW, kVA
• 4.06.12* 3PH 3W Delta “A”-Base CT (480V, 2400V or 13,800V) kW, kVA
• 4.06.13* 120/240/240V 3PH 4W “A”-Base CT
• 4.06.14* 3PH 4W “A”-Base CT (120/208V, 277/480V, 2400/4160V or 7960/13,800V)
• 4.06.15 3PH 4W Socket CT (120/208V, 277/480V, 2400/4160V or 7960/13,800V) kW, kVA
• 4.06.16* 3PH 4W “A”-Base CT (120/208V, 277/480V, 2400/4160V or 7960/13,800V) kW, kVA
• 4.06.17* 3PH 4W Socket CT (120/208V, 277/480V, 2400/4160V or 7960/13,800V) kW, kVA
• 4.06.18* 3PH 4W “A”-Base CT (120/208V, 277/480V, 2400/4160V or 7960/13,800V) kW, kVA 2 Circuit Totalized
• 4.06.19 3PH 4W Delta CT (120/240/240V)

Chapter 5

• 5.07.1 Overhead Temporary Service Pole
• 5.07.2 Overhead Temporary Service Pole
• 5.55 Underground Temporary Service Pole

Chapter 6

• 6.08.1 Overhead Residential Service: Mast Installation, Socket
• 6.08.3 Overhead Residential Service: Three-Plex Socket-200A
• 6.09 Overhead Residential Service: Wall Installation, Socket
• 6.10 Overhead Residential Service & General Service: Instrument Transformer Meter

Chapter 7

• 7.02.1 Customer Duct Under Retaining Walls
• 7.02.2 Ducted Service Requirements
• 7.04.1 Underground Residential Socket on a Cantilever
• 7.04.2 Underground Residential Socket Under a Cantilever
• 7.05.1 Underground Residential Service: 200 AMP Socket
• 7.05.2 Underground Residential Service: 320 AMP Socket
• 7.05.3 Underground Residential Service: Duplex Socket
• 7.06 Underground Residential Service: Freestanding Meter Support
• 7.07 Underground Residential Service: Current Transformer (CT)

 Chapter 8

• 8.04.1 Underground Socket, General Service: 200 AMP
• 8.04.2 Underground Socket, General Service: 320 AMP
• 8.05 Underground Socket, General Service: Freestanding Meter Support
• 8.06 Underground, General Service: Instrument Transformer Meter
• 8.08.1 Slab Detail, 1PH Padmounted Transformer, Low Pro (15 to 167 kVA)
• 8.08.2 Slab Detail, 1PH Padmounted Transformer, Conv. (25 to 167 kVA)
• 8.08.3 Slab Detail, 1PH Padmounted Transformer, Conv. (250 & 333 kVA)
• 8.08.4 Slab Detail, 3PH Padmounted Transformer, (75 to 500 kVA)
• 8.08.5 Slab Detail, 3PH Padmounted Transformer, (500 to 1000 kVA)
• 8.08.6 Slab Detail, 3PH Padmounted Transformer, (1500, 2000 & 2500 kVA)
• 8.08.7 Customer’s Cable Pull Box Installation
• 8.08.8 Metering Equipment on 3PH Transformer (AEOT)
• 8.08.9 6’x6’ Precast Manhole
• 8.09.1 Transformer and Secondary Cab Slab (750, 1000 kVA)
• 8.09.2 Transformer and Secondary Cab Slab (1500, 2000, 2500 kVA)

 Chapter 9

• 9.06.1 Mobile Home Park Service, Underground, Single Meter
• 9.06.2 Mobile Home Park Service, Underground, Double Meter
• 9.07 Mobile Home Park Service, Overhead Pole

Chapter 11

• 11.08 Detent Metering

Chapter 12

• 12.02.1 Network Cable Limiter Installation, 500 KCMIL Cables
• 12.02.2 Network Cable Limiter Installation, 750 KCMIL Cables

Miscellaneous

• 0.01.1 Customer Installed Street Light and Conduit & Pullbox in Areas of Redevelopment