Section 1. AUSTIN ENERGY DESIGN CRITERIA  


§ 1.1.0. INTRODUCTION
§ 1.2.0. RELEVANT CITY OF AUSTIN BUSINESS OFFICES
Appendix 1.3.0. CHARACTERISTICS/BASIC REQUIREMENTS OF ELECTRIC SERVICE
§ 1.3.1. AE Electric Distribution Service Voltages and Maximum Demand Ampacities
§ 1.3.2. Availability of AE Facilities
§ 1.3.3. One Service Point and One Service Voltage
§ 1.3.4. Service Point (Point of Delivery)
§ 1.3.5. Electrical Facility Ownership
§ 1.3.6. AE shall not be required to perform maintenance on the Customer's electrical facilities beyond the service point or easements.
§ 1.3.7. Color Coding of Customer's Service Conductors
§ 1.3.8. Customer Electrical Facilities that Cross Property Lines
§ 1.3.9. Single-Phase/Three-Phase Service
§ 1.3.10. Voltage Stability and Continuity
§ 1.3.11. Electric Service Reliability
§ 1.3.12. AE Line Extension Policy
§ 1.3.13. AE Excess Facilities/Excess Cost Policy
§ 1.3.14. Front Lot Line Construction Requirement
§ 1.3.15. Customer Switchover Policy
§ 1.3.16. Three Mega-Watt Demand and Larger Customer Requirements
§ 1.3.17. Underground Only Service Areas (Non Network Areas)
§ 1.3.18. Americans with Disabilities Act
Appendix 1.4.0. REQUESTING/OBTAINING ELECTRIC SERVICE
§ 1.4.1. AE Service Area Questions
§ 1.4.2. AE Service Area Questions
Appendix 1.4.3. Electric Service Requests
§ 1.4.3.1. Service Only Requests
§ 1.4.3.2. All Other Information, Cost, or Service Requests
§ 1.4.3.3. Submittal of Customer Drawings Required with Electric Service Requests
§ 1.4.4. ESPA Approval
§ 1.4.5. Electric Permits for AE Electric Service within COA
§ 1.4.6. Electric Permits for AE Electric Service Outside of COA
§ 1.4.7. COA Electric Inspection
§ 1.4.8. "Service Only" Service Drop and Service Lateral Installations
§ 1.4.9. Service to Residential, Commercial, and Other Types in Non-Network Area
§ 1.4.10. Service Requests in the AE Network Area
§ 1.4.11. New Service Requests for Mobil Food Vending
§ 1.4.12. Truck Access to AE Construction and Existing Facility Sites
§ 1.4.13. New Customer Demand Load Determination
Appendix 1.5.0. TYPES OF PERMANENT ELECTRIC SERVICE
Appendix 1.5.1. Network Service
§ 1.5.1.1. Underground and Vault Service Only
§ 1.5.1.2. Available Network Service
§ 1.5.1.3. Existing Overhead Service — RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
§ 1.5.1.4. Underground 208Y/120V Service — RESIDENTIAL
§ 1.5.1.5. Underground 208Y/120V Service — COMMERCIAL
§ 1.5.1.6. Network Transformer Vault Service
§ 1.5.1.7. Inspections of Customer Installed Civil Work in the Network Area
Appendix 1.5.2. COMMERCIAL Service in Non Network Areas
§ 1.5.2.1. General Conditions and Requirements — Commercial
§ 1.5.2.2. Available Commercial Electric Service
§ 1.5.2.3. Overhead Secondary Voltage Service — Commercial
§ 1.5.2.4. Customer-installed Underground Services and Civil Work for AE Infrastructure
§ 1.5.2.5. Underground Secondary Voltage Service From Secondary Riser — Commercial
§ 1.5.2.6. Padmounted Transformer Secondary Voltage Service — Commercial
§ 1.5.2.7. Primary Voltage Service (Overhead and Underground) — Commercial
§ 1.5.2.8. Service from Open Bushing Transformers in Fenced Enclosures — Commercial
§ 1.5.2.9. Secondary Voltage Service to Multiple-Meter/Shell Commercial Buildings
§ 1.5.2.10. Secondary Voltage Service to Combination Commercial/Residential Buildings
§ 1.5.2.11. Electric Service Inspections — Commercial
§ 1.5.2.12. Safety and Clearances — Commercial
Appendix 1.5.3. RESIDENTIAL Service in Non Network Areas
§ 1.5.3.1. General Conditions and Requirements — Residential
§ 1.5.3.2. Available Residential Electric Service
§ 1.5.3.3. Overhead Residential Installations
§ 1.5.3.4. Underground Residential Electric Service Installations
§ 1.5.3.5. Service to Mobile Home, Modular Home, and Manufactured Home Parks
§ 1.5.3.6. Service to Multiple-Metered Residential Buildings (Overhead and Underground)
§ 1.5.3.7. Service to Apartments, Townhouses, and Condominiums
§ 1.5.3.8. Electric Service Inspections — Residential
§ 1.5.3.9. Safety and Clearances
Appendix 1.6.0. STREETLIGHTING AND OUTDOOR LIGHTING
§ 1.6.1. General Information
§ 1.6.2. Streetlights in Existing Residential Areas within Austin's City Limits
§ 1.6.3. Streetlights in Newly Annexed Residential Areas
§ 1.6.4. Streetlights in New Residential Subdivisions IN Austin's City Limits Inside and Outside Austin Energy's Service Area
§ 1.6.5. Streetlights in Residential Subdivisions OUTSIDE Austin's City Limits Inside Austin Energy's Service Area
§ 1.6.6. Streetlights in Commercial Areas IN Austin's City Limits Inside and Outside Austin Energy's Service Area
§ 1.6.7. Streetlights in Commercial Areas OUTSIDE Austin's City Limits Inside Austin Energy's Service Area
Appendix 1.7.0. TEMPORARY POWER
Appendix 1.7.1. Temporary Service — General Conditions and Requirements
§ 1.7.1.1. Temporary Power Availability
§ 1.7.1.2. Costs for Temporary Power
§ 1.7.1.3. Seasonal Service
§ 1.7.1.4. Temporary Power Designations
§ 1.7.1.5. Interim Service
§ 1.7.2. Temporary Overhead Service
§ 1.7.3. Temporary Underground Service
Appendix 1.8.0. CUSTOMER ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
Appendix 1.8.1. Customer's Wiring, Service, and Electric Equipment Installation
§ 1.8.1.1. New Installations
§ 1.8.1.2. Modifications to Existing Facilities
Appendix 1.8.2. Customer's Electric Equipment Load
§ 1.8.2.1. General
§ 1.8.2.2. Motors
§ 1.8.2.3. Welders, Furnaces, and Such
§ 1.8.2.4. Special Apparatus
§ 1.8.2.5. Radio Antennae
§ 1.8.2.6. Cell Towers
§ 1.8.2.7. Computer Equipment
§ 1.8.3. Customer Power Generation Interface with AE
§ 1.8.4. Customer's Main Disconnect
Appendix 1.9.0. METERING
Appendix 1.9.1. Meters, Metering Equipment, and Metering Services
§ 1.9.1.1. General
§ 1.9.1.2. Metering Equipment
§ 1.9.1.3. Service Conductors in Meter Socket
§ 1.9.1.4. Service Connections to Meter Sockets
§ 1.9.1.5. Setting and Removing of Meters
§ 1.9.1.6. Meter Tampering and Seals
§ 1.9.1.7. Identification of Customer Meter(s)
§ 1.9.1.8. Old Type, Damaged, and Obsolete Equipment
§ 1.9.1.9. Current Transformers (CTs) and Enclosures
§ 1.9.1.10. Metering Large Capacity Services
§ 1.9.1.11. Application of Metering equipment
§ 1.9.1.12. Primary Metering
§ 1.9.1.13. Load Profile Services
§ 1.9.2. Clearances and Mounting Heights for Metering Equipment and Enclosures
Appendix 1.9.3. Installation of Metering Equipment
§ 1.9.3.1. Location of Meter Sockets, Transockets, CT Enclosures and Meter Centers
§ 1.9.3.2. Meter Rooms
§ 1.9.3.3. Mounting of Meter Sockets, Transockets, and Enclosures
§ 1.9.3.4. Grouping of Meters
Appendix 1.9.4. Submetering — Residential and Commercial
§ 1.9.4.1. General
§ 1.9.4.2. Approval
§ 1.9.4.3. Submetering Rules and Responsibilities — Residential and Commercial
Appendix 1.10.0. CLEARANCE AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
§ 1.10.1. Safety
§ 1.10.2. Minimum Working Clearances from Energized Overhead Electric Utility Lines
§ 1.10.3. Permanent Clearances from AE Overhead Lines and Facilities
§ 1.10.4. Clearances from AE Padmount Equipment and Distribution Vaults
§ 1.10.5. Clearances for AE Underground Cable, Conduit, and Underground Facilities
Appendix 1.10.6. Clearances for AE Facilities from Customer's Service Entrance Facilities
§ 1.10.6.1. General
§ 1.10.6.2. Service-Drop Conductor Clearances
§ 1.10.7. Clearances from Swimming Pools, Hot Tubs, Saunas, and Man-Made Retention Ponds
§ 1.10.8. Clearances from Septic Systems and Drain Field Systems
§ 1.10.9. Clearances for Metering Equipment and Enclosures
Appendix 1.10.10. Customer Activities in Utility Easements
§ 1.10.10.1. Excavations
§ 1.10.10.2. Fences and Structures
§ 1.10.10.3. Landscaping
§ 1.10.10.4. Digging
§ 1.11.0. GLOSSARY
Appendix 1.12.0. NETWORK TRANSFORMER VAULTS
§ 1.12.1. General Requirements for Transformer Vaults
§ 1.12.2. Sub-surface Transformer Vault Requirements
§ 1.12.3. Transformer Vault Construction Standards
§ 1.12.4. General Vault Inspection Requirements and Details
§ 1.12.5. Network Area Map
Appendix 1.13.0. WORK FLOW PROCESSES
§ 1.13.1. Basic "Service Only" Work Flow Process
§ 1.13.2. Basic Residential/Commercial Work Flow Process
§ 1.13.3. Summary of Basic Processes with Approximate Time Requirements
Appendix 1.14.0. MISCELLANEOUS
§ 1.14.1. Distribution Service Enclosure (Tap Box, Junction Box) & Wireway Specification
§ 1.14.2. CAD Drawing Requirements
Appendix 1.15.0. Distributed Generation Interconnection (less than 50 KW)
§ 1.15.1. Distributed Generation Interconnection procedures