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Construction Temporary Service

  • Construction temporary services shall not be furnished or installed by CDE and electrical service shall not be connected by CDE until the construction temporary service has been inspected and approved by the State of Tennessee Deputy Electrical Inspector.
  • It shall be the sole responsibility of the party installing the construction temporary service to contact CDE for the purpose of establishing a suitable location.
  • Construction temporary services shall only be attached to or mounted on structures or poles furnished and installed by the owner of the construction temporary service or his agent. The structure or pole furnished and installed shall be adequate in strength to support work on the structure or pole by CDE personnel in connecting service wire to the construction temporary service. The structure or pole furnished and installed shall be of adequate height to allow the service wire to satisfy all applicable codes in height or clearances. No structure or pole intended for the attachment of a construction temporary service shall be located less than five feet nor more than 100 feet from a utility pole from electric service may be supplied. If the above distance is greater than 100 feet, the party requesting service shall be billed the actual unrecoverable cost of installation and removal in addition to normal charges for temporary service.
  • In those areas in which all CDE facilities are underground, the party installing the construction temporary service shall furnish and install all service conduit and wiring from the construction temporary service to the point of connection with facilities owned by CDE. This point shall be designated by an authorized representative of CDE. CDE shall make the connection to the customer's wire.
  • The charge by CDE for connection of construction temporary service shall be $150. Unrecoverable costs for excess distance as stated above may also apply.
  • CDE shall bill all energy in accordance with the appropriate TVA rate schedule referred to in CDE's current rates.
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