• Developer must submit a master plan and phasing plans.    • Power Engineering will layout the development, take CPWS system phase balance into consideration while designing.   • Engineer will estimate the construction cost associated with the facility infrastructure and determine the contribution-in-aid (CIA) required for the development.    • Developer must sign an agreement with CPWS indicating the developer desires CPWS to extend electrical facilities.   • Developer must pay any required aid-in-construction amount and install facilities before CPWS will begin construction.   • Developer to furnish and install all raceways as applicable.  • Developer to furnish and install any needed equipment and transformer pads.   • CPWS Engineering shall inspect underground customer supplied system prior to the ditches being back filled and the concrete pad forms before pouring.  • Engineer will draft the work order for the project.  • Work order is issued to Power Construction for the installation of needed facilities. 

• Junction boxes, troughs or main breakers are not accepted on the source side of multi-metered developments.   • To provide CPWS needed access a 40-foot easement on primary and a minimum of 10-foot easement for overhead service conductors will be required.    • When service is placed underground, a minimum of 10-foot easement for primary and secondary is required.    • Secondary conductors shall be sized to meet or exceed the bus capacity of the service entrance equipment on commercial and industrial installations.   • CPWS will furnish and install padmounted transformers, primary conductors and make all connections in transformers. 

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