FAQ

When do plans have to be submitted?

Electrical work may not start until plans have been reviewed when the installation involves:

  • a three-phase consumer service or standby generation, equal to or over 400 amp circuit capacity
  • a single-phase consumer service or standby generation, equal to or over 600 amp
  • a feeder greater than 1000 amp
  • an emergency power supply for life safety systems (see Section 46), excluding unit equipment
  • any installations within the scope of Section 64 or bi-directional electrical vehicle supply equipment, with an output rating more than 10 kW
  • any installation of electrical vehicle supply equipment, except for a single dwelling unit, where the total nameplate rating(s) of the electrical vehicle supply equipment including both existing and new is greater than 20% of the rating of the service equipment
  • any installation operating more than 750 volts, except:
    • installations of pole lines exclusively within the scope of Section 75
    • that portion of an underground installation between a supply authority-owned transformer and the related supply authority-owned switch
    • equipment replacement as described in Rule 2-010 2) c) and Bulletin 2-11-*