Section 14 - Private Line Utility Support - P.L.U.S..

14-A CHARACTER OF SERVICE

Service is available under this Section to any PERMANENT CUSTOMER desiring a maintenance service contract for ELIGIBLE EQUIPMENT that is located on or along a roadway or suitable right-of-way where permits or easements are available at no out of pocket cost to the Company. Service under this Term and Condition is optional and is in lieu of service provided under Section 3-K of the Company's Terms and Conditions. After a customer and the Company have executed a P.L.U.S. Service agreement and Eligible Equipment has been accepted by the Company, the Company shall maintain equipment, trim trees and repair or replace damaged equipment during the term of such agreement. Necessary work shall be performed when identified by the Company independently or when requested by the customer. Determinations of whether trees should be trimmed and whether damaged equipment should be replaced or whether it should instead be repaired shall be made solely at the discretion of the Company.

14-B DEFINITIONS

ELIGIBLE EQUIPMENT - For purposes of this Section, a PRIVATELY OWNED LINE as defined in Section 3-K(1) of the Company's Terms and Conditions of Service determined by Company staff during a site visit before commencement of P.L.U.S. Service to comply with the National Electric Safety Code and Company construction standards, except that LONG SERVICE DROPS, as defined in Section 3-J shall not be eligible unless they include a privately owned pole.

PERMANENT CUSTOMER - For purposes of this Section, an individual or entity that contracts with the Company for electric service of a permanent nature.

POLE - A pole is considered to be a collection of materials that includes one (1) pole along with the associated wire, hardware and anchoring that is used to distribute electricity to the customer.

POLYPHASE OVERHEAD DISTRIBUTION - Poles, wires, and fixtures associated with the provision of primary voltage polyphase service at the Company's standard voltages up to and including voltage levels of 34,500 volts.

SINGLE PHASE OVERHEAD DISTRIBUTION - Poles, wires, and fixtures associated with the provision of primary voltage single phase service at the Company's standard voltages up to and including voltage levels of 19,900 volts.

UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION - Cables, Conduits, and fixtures associated with the provision of single phase service (up to and including voltage levels of 19,900 volts) or polyphase service (up to and including voltage levels of 34,500), that are not considered overhead distribution.

14-C Charges for each POLE covered under this policy are based on a calendar year charge of $60 for SINGLE PHASE OVERHEAD DISTRIBUTION, $60 for LONG SERVICE DROPS (except as provided in Section 14-D, below) and $90 for POLYPHASE OVERHEAD DISTRIBUTION. All POLES in a PRIVATELY OWNED LINE must be covered, a customer can not cover just a portion of the PRIVATELY OWNED LINE. These charges will be billed monthly as follows:

1) SINGLE PHASE OVERHEAD DISTRIBUTION $5.00 per month per POLE.

2) POLYPHASE OVERHEAD DISTRIBUTION $7.50 per month per POLE.

14-D EXCLUSIONS - The following are excluded from this policy.

1) UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION facilities.

2) POLES that were added to the PRIVATELY OWNED LINE after execution of a P.L.U.S. Service agreement and not added to that agreement or otherwise paid for under 14-C above.

3) PRIVATELY OWNED LINES that were not determined to acceptable during an initial site visit by Company staff.

4) Service-Entrance Conductors and Service Equipment (both as defined by the National Electrical Code) and transformers owned by the customer.

5) Any privately owned Service Drop (as defined by the National Electrical Code) that does not include a privately owned pole.

6) Any Company owned or other equipment that is normally covered by the Company. 01

14-E FAILURE TO MAKE TIMELY PAYMENT

A late payment charge in accordance with Section 4-F shall apply to the bills of customers obligated to make monthly charge payments under the terms of this Section.

In the event that a customer becomes more than 30 days in arrears on payments equal to or greater than the value of one month's P.L.U.S. Service under the customer's P.L.U.S. Service agreement, the customer shall be in default and the Company shall not be obligated to provide repair, maintenance or replacement service as otherwise required under
their P.L.U.S. Service agreement. Customers in default shall be eligible for service at the Company's time and materials rate as described in Section 3-K.

 

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