(A) The Electric Utility shall furnish all pole-mounted transformers not exceeding 75 KVA in rated capacity. Transformers exceeding 75 KVA in rated capacity may be at the expense of the property owner. However, nothing in this section shall be constructed or construed as limiting the powers of the Electric Utility or the Town Council to provide and install any and all electrical equipment, standard and nonstandard, it deems prudent and necessary in the provision of services.
(B) The Electric Utility may enter into contracts with property owners to share costs of purchasing and installing electrical equipment. The Electric Utility and Town Council may also enter into agreements with property owners in regard to assigning ownership and maintenance responsibility of co-purchased and installed equipment.
(C) The Electric Utility shall furnish and install all standard meters that do not exceed 200 amperes rated capacity. All meter bases, and all meters exceeding 200 amperes in rated capacity, shall be furnished and installed by and at the expense of the property owner. All meter bases and any meters supplied by the property owner must be conducive to and compliant with the electric utility improvements of the town, and must comply with any and all local, state, and federal regulations. Meter bases furnished and installed by the property owners, as well as meters furnished and installed by the property owners, shall remain the property of the property owner. The Electric Utility, at its expense, may test any meter for accuracy and require any such defective metering equipment to be replaced. If the metering equipment which is defective is metering equipment that is required to be provided by the property owner, any expenses associated with such replacement shall be the responsibility of the property owner.
(D) The Electric Utility deems all underground electrical wiring installations as nonstandard construction and as such these installations may be at the expense of the property owner.
(E) The Electric Utility deems all changes or modifications to existing equipment and installations requested by the customer, including, but not limited to, redesigning, re-engineering, relocating, removing, or reinstalling any electric distribution facilities as nonstandard construction and as such, may be at the expense of the property owner.
(Ord. 7-1992, passed 12-21-1992; Am. Ord. 1-2009, passed 2-17-2009)