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Chapter 8

Disconnection and modification of service

There may be a time when your electric service needs to be modified. You may
wish to have your service disconnected, reconnected, moved from its current
location, relocated, or simply de-energized. This may involve lengthening, shortening,
transferring, or rerouting the existing service.

Disconnection of your meter

If you need the power disconnected to work on your side of the meter, without
actually removing the wire from the insulator, PSE will perform a simple disconnect/
reconnect service for you.
PSE defines a “disconnection” as the disconnection or reconnection of single-phase,
self-contained meters or service lines at the meter base or weatherhead for the
convenience of the customer.
If the wire has to be removed, relocated, or otherwise manipulated as this becomes
a modified service, refer to the Modified services section below. Check with your
CCS Representative to verify any charges that you may incur.

Modified services

PSE classifies work done on a service as a “modified service” when a customer
requests a change in their secondary service that alters its current point of delivery
or location to a new point of delivery without requiring the replacement of the entire
service entrance conductor.
A modified service still must meet all the new service installation requirements. You
are responsible for equipment from the meter socket into your building.
An electrical work permit must be present on your property for all work done on the
customer side of the meter. You must apply for the permit before the work is started.
After the work is completed, your local government agency must inspect the work
before PSE can energize the service.
We know at times the electrical inspection is not completed or feasible by the time
we arrive to reconnect your service. For modified services, if the permit is present
and the work is completed, but the inspection has not been done, the service
may still be energized by PSE if the work looks safe, clean, and completed. The
inspection can take place the following day.
The customer requesting a modified service shall be required to pay PSE the costs
of altering, transferring, or extending the existing electric service to the new point of
delivery or location.
Modified service requirements can vary depending on the scope of the change (see
Table 8)

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