65- 407 C.M.R. ch. 395, § 4

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 407-395-4 - Determination of Line Extension as Safe, Reliable and in Compliance With Standards
A.Determination Required. Before a line extension in a public or a private way is energized, the private line extension contractor or an owner of a line extension must obtain one of the determinations required by this section.
B.Determination by T&D Utility. Upon the request of a private line extension contractor or an owner of a line extension, a T&D utility employee designated by the T&D utility shall inspect the line extension within 5 business days of the request and determine whether the line extension is safe; or
C.Determination by Others. Either (1) a registered professional engineer or (2) a person licensed to certify electric distribution line extension construction by the Maine Office of Licensing and Registration or by another State agency designated by law shall determine and state in writing that the line extension is safe, reliable, and constructed in compliance with the standards required by this Chapter.
D.Dispute. In a period of widespread power outages caused by weather or other emergency conditions, the T&D utility may extend by a reasonable number of days the 5-day period required by subsection 4(B).

65- 407 C.M.R. ch. 395, § 4