Trade Ally
Trade Guidelines, Codes & Handbook
A collection of information, standards and specifications, which provides general guidelines as well as detailed instructions to the Electrical Contractor and assures that any work performed in compliance with these packages is completed in a safe and reliable manner.
General Information for Contractors
Electrical Inspection Certificates
To protect the customer's interests, as well as
its own, LIPA requires the customer to furnish
satisfactory evidence of the safe condition of
his wiring before any service is connected. This
will require an electrical inspection
certificate from the authority having
jurisdiction or an inspection agency approved by
the authority having jurisdiction. Also, when
service wiring is increased or extended, an
inspection certificate is required and a
certificate may be required for service
reconnects. Inspections shall confirm compliance
with the National Electric Code, any applicable
municipal codes and any Company specification
that may supersede portions of the
aforementioned codes. The Company reserves the
right to challenge the inspection when Company
personnel observe deficiencies in the
installation at any time prior to energizing the
installation.
Application for service and inspection should be made before the work is started. It is LIPA's intent that all electric services of outdated design be brought into compliance with these current specifications (as well as NEC and NESC code, as they may apply) when the service sizes changed, load is added, or major service construction/replacement work is performed. This includes, but is not limited to, the abandonment of old-style customer-owned transformer vaults for pad mounted installations, installation of GFCI protection as required, and other measures. On ALL fire reconnects, it will be necessary to obtain an electrical inspection certificate from an approved inspection agency and provide it to our Customer Order Fulfillment group (PDF)
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Utility Codes and Standards
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Trade Ally Field Guidelines
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Trade Ally Tools
Simply, email us to order any of the following:
- LIPA Current Transformer Template
- LIPA Service Connectors
- LIPA Partner Measuring Tape
- Customer Order Fulfillment Contact Information (PDF)
Applications for Service
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