A. Increased Use
- In order to prevent damage to the District's equipment and impairment of its service, the Customer shall give the District notice before making any additions to his connected load so that the District, at its option, may provide such facilities as may be necessary for the furnishing of increased service. Such additions include, but are not limited to, electric heating. The District reserves the right to limit service to any Customer.
- When increased load requires underground service conductor must be changed, the Customer must pay the expense of the installation of the new conductor and conduit, and the District will provide reconnection to its facilities.
- In cases where a Customer load increases enough at one time to require upgrading of District electrical facilities, the Customer will pay the charge set forth in the Schedule of Deposits and Charges. In cases where system upgrade to primary distribution, transmission, or substation is required, the Customer will pay the upgrade cost (subject to Section 3). (Exception: where the District determines that service conductor must be replaced with primary conductor to maintain adequate voltage for the original service panel size, the District will perform the work at no charge.) Where gradually increasing loads from multiple Customers requires upgrading of District electrical facilities, the upgrade will be at no charge to the Customers.
B. Balancing of Load
The Customer or contractor shall connect any equipment to keep the load, under normal operating conditions, balanced within plus or minus 10 percent of the average load across the phase wires.
C. Claims for Damages
If a customer believes that District action or connection to District facilities may have resulted in property damage, the customer should notify the District as soon as possible. The expense of contractor repairs and/or parts may not be reimbursed unless the District has first been contacted and had opportunity to respond to the situation. The District's Claim for Damages form is available for use by the Customer and will be helpful in making certain all pertinent information is provided.
D. Access to District Facilities
The Customer shall not permit access to District equipment or lines by anyone other than authorized representatives of the District. The Customer shall obtain and grant all necessary permission to enable District Representatives to install, maintain, service, or remove its facilities located on the Customer’s property.