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Rate Schedules and Policies

RSP K-1
K. Connection of Customer Facilities

Standard Service Voltages

Maritime Electric's electric service is provided in the form of alternating current at a frequency of 60 Hertz (cycles per second).

The nominal service voltages are:
Standard single-phase service:
Secondary voltage:

  • 120 volts
  • 120/240 volts

Standard three-phase service and combination single-phase and three-phase service:
Secondary voltage:

  • 120/208 volts, wye connected
  • 347/600 volts, wye connected
Primary voltage, as available:
Maritime Electric provides primary service at a variety of voltages. Customers requesting primary service should make application to the Company to determine the voltage available.

Customers desiring service at nonstandard voltages provide all the necessary facilities to convert a standard service voltage to the desired utilization voltage.

Where two or more Maritime Electric lines are available to serve the customer's load requirements, Maritime Electric will determine from which line service will be provided to the customer.


RSP K-2
Connection of Customer Facilities

Delivery Point

Maritime Electric makes all connections to the delivery point and specifies the delivery point as being one of the following:

  • The point of connection of the customer's service entrance mast conductors to Maritime Electric's Overhead Secondary Service at the weatherhead;
  • The point of connection of the customer's Underground Secondary Service to Maritime Electric's secondary voltage system;
  • The secondary bushings of Maritime Electric's transformer;
  • The primary bushings of the customer's transformer;
  • The primary side of the customer's main disconnect switch located in the customer's electrical vault (existing customers only, not available to new customers);
  • The load side of Maritime Electric's fuse disconnect;
  • The source side of the customer's disconnect switches;
  • The source side of the customer's switchgear located at the customer's premises;
  • The load side of the primary metering unit; or- Any other point specified by Maritime Electric.



Service Entrance Equipment

Service entrance equipment standards are specified in the publication "Electrical Installation Requirements" 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.

Metering Equipment

Metering equipment is part of Maritime Electric's facilities supplied to customers.

RSP K-3
Connection of Customer Facilities

Metering equipment, except as noted below, is installed on the low voltage side of the transformer. General Service and Small Industrial Customers are primary metered under any of the following circumstances:

  • Service entrance size exceeds 2000 amps;
  • The customer requests that the transformer be placed indoors; or
  • The customer requires a voltage that is not a Maritime Electric standard service voltage.
Large Industrial Customers are normally metered at a primary voltage of 69kV; if they are metered at a voltage below 69kV, readings are adjusted for the associated transformation losses.

Service to Multiple Buildings

Normally, Maritime Electric installs a meter for each individual building of a premises except as follows:

A group of adjacent buildings located on the same property served by one electric service is accepted by Maritime Electric as one customer for billing purposes if the buildings:

  • Are owned by the applicant; and
  • Are used for a related purpose.
The meter may be installed at either a primary or secondary voltage level. The customer must supply, install, own and maintain all primary and/or secondary facilities beyond the delivery point.

Specific applications of a maypole or primary voltage supply are specified in the following sections.

Secondary Voltage Supply/Maypole Service

The delivery point is generally at the maypole on the customer's property at a secondary voltage. The maypole, conductors from Maritime Electric facilities to the maypole, the anchor and metering equipment are Maritime Electric facilities. Maritime Electric makes all connections at the maypole.

RSP K-4
Connection of Customer Facilities

The customer will make connection(s) to buildings, leaving a sufficient length of wire at the maypole to allow connection to Maritime Electric facilities. Customer facilities include the secondary services, attachment hardware on the load side of the delivery point, the conduit and meter socket, and all equipment on the maypole except metering equipment.

If the maypole subsequently has to be replaced, Maritime Electric must first disconnect the facilities. The customer is responsible for the maintenance and transfer costs of the pole mounted service entrance equipment.

Primary Voltage Supply
A primary voltage supply may be run by Maritime Electric to a pole or structure on the customer's property. The delivery point is the load side of the primary metering unit. Connections at the delivery point will be made by Maritime Electric.

Primary conductors and equipment up to the delivery point including the metering equipment are Maritime Electric facilities. All facilities beyond the delivery point are customer facilities.

Overhead Secondary Service or Underground Secondary Service

Maritime Electric designates the point on its facilities where the Overhead Secondary Service or Underground Secondary Service originates.