jar546
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You can see the difference here as shown on FPL's White Book between the NEC and the POCO
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Electric Utility Companies Don't Play By The Same Rules
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mtlogcabin
SAWHORSE
Power companies do not follow the NEC. They follow the NESC and that is why you have the different height requirements.
H. Electrical Inspections and Connection of Service When a Customer's electrical installation has been completed, it shall be inspected by the local electrical inspector to ensure compliance with the National Electrical Code and such local rules that may apply. FPL cannot energize new service installations until such inspection has been made, and until formal notice from the inspecting authority has been received by FPL.
Compliance with the National Electrical Code, National Electrical Safety Code and local codes ensures that the installation conforms to recognized minimum safe practices. It is the responsibility of the Customer to comply with all Code requirements
An easy, rule-of-thumb way to think about how the NEC and NESC work together is that the National Electric Safety Code covers the electrical system and utility wiring that supplies power to the “service point” in a building (e.g., usually considered to be the building’s utility meter) and the National Electrical Code covers the electrical wiring that starts at the service point and continues within and throughout the building.
The National Electrical Safety Code is a voluntary standard, but it is frequently adopted as law by state legislatures, municipalities, and public utility commissions.
In those instances where it has been adopted as law, failure of a utility to comply with the National Electrical Safety Code can result in a finding of negligence as a matter of law where the utility’s noncompliance caused an accident resulting in electrocution or serious electric shock injury.
Compliance with the National Electrical Safety Code is generally regulated by a governmental authority such as a state public service commission or public utility commission.
H. Electrical Inspections and Connection of Service When a Customer's electrical installation has been completed, it shall be inspected by the local electrical inspector to ensure compliance with the National Electrical Code and such local rules that may apply. FPL cannot energize new service installations until such inspection has been made, and until formal notice from the inspecting authority has been received by FPL.
Compliance with the National Electrical Code, National Electrical Safety Code and local codes ensures that the installation conforms to recognized minimum safe practices. It is the responsibility of the Customer to comply with all Code requirements
An easy, rule-of-thumb way to think about how the NEC and NESC work together is that the National Electric Safety Code covers the electrical system and utility wiring that supplies power to the “service point” in a building (e.g., usually considered to be the building’s utility meter) and the National Electrical Code covers the electrical wiring that starts at the service point and continues within and throughout the building.
The National Electrical Safety Code is a voluntary standard, but it is frequently adopted as law by state legislatures, municipalities, and public utility commissions.
In those instances where it has been adopted as law, failure of a utility to comply with the National Electrical Safety Code can result in a finding of negligence as a matter of law where the utility’s noncompliance caused an accident resulting in electrocution or serious electric shock injury.
Compliance with the National Electrical Safety Code is generally regulated by a governmental authority such as a state public service commission or public utility commission.
steveray
SAWHORSE
It's likely that you cannot fail those in the NEC as you likely do not have jurisdiction...See90.2D
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Installations under the exclusive control of an electric utility where such installations
(5)
Installations under the exclusive control of an electric utility where such installations
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Consist of service drops or service laterals, and associated metering, or - b.
Are on property owned or leased by the electric utility for the purpose of communications, metering, generation, control, transformation, transmission, energy storage, or distribution of electric energy, or - c.
Are located in legally established easements or rights-of-way, or - d.
Are located by other written agreements either designated by or recognized by public service commissions, utility commissions, or other regulatory agencies having jurisdiction for such installations. These written agreements shall be limited to installations for the purpose of communications, metering, generation, control, transformation, transmission, energy storage, or distribution of electric energy where legally established easements or rights-of-way cannot be obtained. These installations shall be limited to federal lands, Native American reservations through the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs, military bases, lands controlled by port authorities and state agencies and departments, and lands owned by railroads.