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Schedules and Policies
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Optional Facilities
Optional
Facilities
Optional facilities are facilities required by a Customer
that are different from standard distribution facilities which
Maritime Electric would normally provide. Examples of optional
facilities are:
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Underground
facilities covered in Section I
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Extension
of Facilities - Optional Underground;
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Back
lot service;- Residential Service Customers requesting three-phase
service; or
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Choice
of a route different from that selected by Maritime Electric.
Optional
Facilities Charge
The optional facilities charge recovers the difference in construction
costs between what Maritime Electric normally supplies and what
the customer requests and is provided. All charges related to
optional facilities are nonrefundable.
The optional facilities charge equals the total cost of the
facilities less the Maritime Electric investment for the equivalent
standard overhead facilities.
The Maritime Electric investment is equal to the total estimated
cost of the equivalent standard overhead facilities less any
customer contribution towards those facilities.
If a customer requests the use of materials not normally stocked
by Maritime Electric, the charges for purchase, installation
and maintenance must be borne by the customer; the customer
must also retain ownership.
As an exception to this, Maritime Electric will contribute towards
the cost of a dry type transformer an amount equal to the charge
for an oil filled transformer that would normally have been
supplied.
Maintenance Charge
for Optional Facilities
A maintenance charge is a nonrefundable contribution
determined by Maritime Electric to recover above normal operating,
maintenance and replacement costs resulting from a customer's
request for optional facilities. These charges are specified
in Section O - Fees and Charges, Optional Facilities Charges.
Example:
Distribution facilities are normally designed and built to occupy
rights-of-way that are accessible by on-road vehicles. If a
customer requests facilities to be placed in any location that
is not accessible from a public road by on-road vehicles, the
customer pays a prepaid nonrefundable maintenance charge based
on the total estimated construction charges of the section.
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Optional
Facilities
Nonstandard
Delivery Point
Maritime Electric specifies the location of the applicant's
delivery point. If an applicant requests Maritime Electric to
locate the delivery point at a location other than the one specified,
and this results in additional expense for Maritime Electric,
the applicant is charged for such non-standard facilities. See
Section O - Fees and Charges, Optional Facilities Charges.
Customer Contribution
for Temporary Facilities
A temporary facilities charge is a contribution to recover costs
of providing temporary facilities. This charge is to compensate
Maritime Electric for the estimated construction cost of installation,
charges for materials that cannot be salvaged and reused, and
subsequent dismantling of these facilities.
This charge is nonrefundable unless these facilities become permanent.Examples
of customers that often require Temporary Facilities are asphalt
plants, construction sites, portable sawmills and short term connections
for festivals, bazaars, sporting events, etc...
Customer Contribution
for Facilities to Non-Fixed Premises
Non-fixed premises are usually found in recreational areas. Examples
of non-fixed premises are travel trailers and motorized homes.
Maritime Electric will provide overhead service up to 27 metres
from the nearest operational Maritime Electric facility that forms
part of the distribution system.
All charges for the overhead extension beyond the 27 meter point
will be paid by the customer in accordance with Section H - Extension
of Facilities - Overhead, except the standard facility allowance
will be reduced to 27 meters.
Pole mounted metering is permitted by Maritime Electric for maypoles
(refer to Section K - Connection of Customer Facilities) and non-fixed
premises when the following conditions are met:
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If
Maritime Electric supplies the pole, Maritime Electric will
set it and charge the customer. This pole is a Maritime Electric
facility. See Section O - Fees and Charges, Optional Facilities
Charges.
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The
customer will install service entrance equipment as specified
in the Single-Phase Service Entrance Standards issued by the
Electrical and Elevator Inspection Branch of the Planning and
Inspection Services Division of the Department of Community
Affairs and Attorney General of the Province of Prince Edward
Island. The customer is responsible for the maintenance and
transfer costs of the pole mounted service entrance equipment.
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Maritime
Electric will make the connection(s) and install the meter.
Metering Equipment or conduit will not be installed on a pole
with primary facilities attached, except when primary metering
is being used.
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The
customer pays the nonstandard service entrance - location charge.
See Section O - Fees and Charges, Optional Facilities Charges..
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Optional
Facilities
If a customer requests an Underground Secondary Service, the
customer must meet all the requirements of Section I - Extension
of Facilities - Optional Underground.
Removal
of Optional Facilities
If a customer requests that existing operational facilities be removed,
the customer pays a nonrefundable contribution to cover dismantling
costs and the sacrificed life value of the assets removed.
Payment of Customer Contribution
Applicants are expected to pay the full amount of the
contribution in advance. Acceptable forms of payment include certified
cheque, bank draft or cash. The exception is Municipal, Provincial
or Federal Government departments which provide letters of intent.
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