UNDERGROUND SERVICE ENTRANCE LOCATED ON A BUILDING
Northwestern Wisconsin Electric Company requirements:
200 AMP UL Approved Meter Socket With Lever Bypass
The service entrance or disconnect should be located
at the point where the wires enter the building.
NWEC wires on top lugs
Customer wires on bottom lugs
Lock Nuts
Bushing
Riser pipe must be Schedule 80 PVC conduit
Or rigid metal.
2” minimum.
Meter height
minimum 4’
maximum 6’
Ground wire to main disconnect
Use Copper ( # 6 or larger)
Ground wire from
main panel
*ALL MATERIALS USED FOR THE METERING
ASSEMBLY ARE FURNISHED BY THE CUSTOMER
Approved Ground Wire Clamps
Ground Rods 12” under ground
18” below ground
8 feet apart minimum
2 ground rods required
5/8” x 8’ copperweld
NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN ELECTRIC COMPANY
OVERHEAD ELECTRIC WIRE SERVICE ENTRANCE LOCATED ON A BUILDING
Customer provides wire from
the meter socket to 18” past
the top of the mast
3’ minimum
Company wires shall not be less
than 18” above roof, and shall not
extend more than 48” across roof
Overhead wire to the mast
provided by NWEC. All other
materials seen in this diagram to
be furnished by the customer.
Mast must be 2” rigid conduit
200 Amp UL approved meter socket
with Lever-Bypass
Ground wire to
main panel - #6
copper or larger
Meter height
6’maximum
4’ minimum
Rods 1’ underground
Ground Rods 5/8” x 8’ copperweld
2 required for each service
8’ minimum
Rods 2’
minimum
from
foundation
Northwestern Wisconsin Electric Company
Trailer Hookup or Temporary Service
Overcurrent protection device
(fuse or breaker)
meter socket with lever bypass
The metering assembly and service
equipment should be mounted on a sturdy,
weather resistant support
200 AMP UL approved
Riser pipe must be rigid metal,
or schedule 80 PVC conduit.
2” minimum
Meter Socket with Lever Bypass
12”
approved ground wire
clamps
18”
bushing or fitting required
Ground wire #6 copper or
larger
customer wires
Ground rods 5/8” x 8’
copperweld – 2 required
Bushing
Lock nuts (2)
8’ minimum
1. Materials in metering assembly are furnished by the customer. (everything you see on this page)
2. Our company wires should enter the meter socket through the bottom left knockout.
3. NWEC requires a signed wiring affidavit from the person who wired this service.
4. The meter socket should be mounted no less than 4 feet, and no more than 6 feet from the ground.