CC SR 20201020 03 - 3867 Crest Road Utlity Relocation
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 10/20/2020
AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Regular Business
AGENDA TITLE:
Consideration and possible action to receive a status report on relocating certain utility
poles at 3867 Crest Road.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
(1) Receive and file a status report on issuance of an encroachment permit to relocate
certain utility poles from 3867 Crest Road to across the street and onto the City
right-of-way along Crest Road.
FISCAL IMPACT: None
Amount Budgeted: N/A
Additional Appropriation: N/A
Account Number(s): N/A
ORIGINATED BY: Ken Rukavina, PE, Director of Community Development
REVIEWED BY: Karina Bañales, Deputy City Manager
APPROVED BY: Ara Mihranian, AICP, City Manager
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
A. Revised Project Plans
B. Original Project Plans
C. Crown Castle Plans
D. July 21, 2020 City Council staff report (available at:
https://rpv.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=5&clip_id=3704&meta_id=
84716 )
E. August 18, 2020 City Council staff report (available at
https://rpv.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=5&clip_id=3715&meta_id=
85594)
F. Public Comments
G. City Attorney Letter date January 15, 2020
H. SCE Rules 15 and 16
I. SCE Franchise Agreement-Ord 28
J. SCE Easement on 3867 Crest Road
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BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
On July 21, 2020, the City Council received a report regarding the pending issuance of an
encroachment permit by the Public Works Director to allow the relocation of certain
Southern California Edison (SCE) utility poles and transmission lines from the property at
3867 Crest Road to across the street within City right-of-way (Crest Road).
At that time, the proposed project (Attachment B) consisted of relocating five poles and
undergrounding about 270 feet of high-voltage transmission lines, leaving only 90 feet of
SCE high-voltage transmission lines above ground, consisting of approximately 60 feet
crossing Crest Road and 30 feet between three poles. These three poles were to be
relocated by SCE. These three poles were to be within 15 feet of each other and relocated
in proximity to the HOA entrance, but with appropriate tree clearance. The two remaining
poles were to be relocated by the Applicants’ contractor further to the west. All transformers
were to remain on the Applicants’ property side and no new transformer to be added to any
of the relocated poles. The automatic re-closure switching equipment was to be installed by
SCE on the middle pole of three of the five relocated poles.
At the July 21 meeting, the issues outlined in the staff report were presented by Staff and
discussed by the City Council, with input received from the property owners, the public and
SCE (see link to the July 21, 2020 City Council Staff Report). During its presentation, Staff
noted, and as confirmed by the City Attorney, that it is the Public Works Director who is
charged with the authority to issue encroachment permits for such work per § 12.04.030 of
the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code (RPVMC). It was also noted that the City Council
had requested a public discussion of the issues with all stakeholders being encouraged to
present their issues, concerns, and perspectives publicly.
The discussion that ensued included expressions of concern related to safety, the current
state of the existing SCE poles, SCE’s response to the community’s questions, discussion
of possible funding participation, and whether the RPVMC should be modified to address
the scope of City Council oversight of encroachment permits involving power pole
relocations. At the conclusion of the discussion, the City Council voted to continue this item
to a future meeting no later than August 18, 2020 to allow Staff and the interested parties to
confer one more time and to engage SCE to become a partner in the project for the
betterment of the City, residents and SCE.
On August 18, the City Council received a status report informing them that on August 6, a
meeting with the stakeholders was held to discuss specific issues raised by the City
Council and to clarify objectives of the property owners (the Funicellos) and the Rancho
Palos Verdes Estates Community Association (HOA). With the general consensus of the
stakeholders, the City Council agreed to continue the matter to no later than October 20,
2020 to explore other feasible alternatives for the proposed utility pole relocation project.
The issues discussed in the July 21 and August 18 City Council Staff Reports will not be
readdressed in this report, unless related to current issues, and can be reviewed online at
the website links provided above.
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Summary of Project Design Changes
The initial relocation design consisted of three proposed SCE poles being placed on the
south side of Crest Road approximately 100 feet west of Paseo Del Pino. These poles were
going to be used to construct a loop to allow for the relocation of automatic re-closure
switching equipment currently located on the poles in the Funicello property, and serve as a
drop point where the conductors would then run underground to the west. The HOA was
concerned about the visual blight this would create and the proximity of high voltage lines
to the trees and vegetation on the south side of the street, as well as the relocation of
overhead communication lines to the south side of the street, extending to the west
requiring the installation of two new poles.
Due to this concern, the project was re-engineered to relocate five SCE poles and
undergrounding approximately 380 feet of high-voltage transmission lines, leaving only 65
feet of high-voltage transmission lines above ground crossing Crest Road to one new pole
on the south side of Crest Road. In other words, the revised project eliminated two SCE
poles and the switching equipment west of Paseo Del Pino by extending its infrastructure
and installing two new poles and equipment in the City-owned lot west of the Funicello
property. This plan, however, did not eliminate the 16-kilovolt lines crossing to the south
side of Crest Road, nor the need for the two additional Crown Castle communication poles
on the south side of the street. The project also includes relocating existing communication
lines currently on the five existing poles to the one new SCE pole and two new Crown
Castle poles on the south side of Crest Road, with a total overhead length of approximately
350 feet. The proposed relocation of these utility poles and electric transmission and
communication lines is shown in Attachments A and C, respectively. The property owners
of 3867 Crest Road are funding this project.
On October 7, Giovanni Funicello, representatives of the HOA, SCE, Crown Castle and
Staff met to review the revised relocation plan as described above and shown in
Attachment A. This plan represents a reduction in visual blight on Crest Road while still
eliminating the poles/high voltage lines immediately adjacent to their home across the front
of their property and in their side yard, as well as allowing SCE to vacate their easement
(not the easement for street purposes), the project objectives expressed by the property
owners at the August 6 meeting.
Estimated Project Costs
The cost of undergrounding/relocating the infrastructure from their property is a momentous
concern to the Funicellos. The cost estimate provided by the Funicellos to fully
underground based on the previous design is estimated at $400,000, due to the retaining
walls SCE would require along the south side of Crest Road. The current estimated cost of
the revised design will add an additional $77,000 to the initial cost. It should be noted that
Staff requested estimated project costs from SCE but was told that since this project is
privately funded, it is proprietary information. According to Crown Castle, to underground
the communication lines would add additional costs estimated to range from $25,000 to
$51,000 depending on the location of the trench.
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HOA Concerns
At the October 7 meeting, and soon thereafter, the HOA expressed exception to many of
the same issues it previously expressed (Attachment E). This includes fire safety,
undergrounding the overhead lines on the Funicello property, communication lines
remaining above-ground and needing their own new poles, and objections to the City’s
assertion about the southerly side of Crest Road being public right-of-way. The responses
to these concerns are summarized as follows:
1. Fire Safety
Fire safety may be reduced as the pole on the south side of the street is a terminal
point for overhead and above-ground switching equipment has been
removed/relocated (the fiber optic lines have no voltage).
2. Undergrounding the Overhead Lines on the Funicello property
The Funicellos have indicated that their objective is to remove as many poles from
their property, particularly those directly adjacent to their residence, and to seek
relinquishing the SCE utility easement. They are requesting to relocate to the public
right-of-way and underground as much public utility infrastructure from their property
that is financially feasible.
3. Above-ground Communication Conduit
The communication conduit will indeed be orphaned and remain overhead and
relocated to the south side of Crest Road unless paid to be undergrounded by the
Funicellos. As previously reported, Crown Castle provided an estimated cost range
to place their conduit underground.
4. Public Right-of-Way along the Southern Portion of Crest Road
The question as to whether the southerly portion of Crest Road adjacent to the HOA
common open space lot, where the underground trench is proposed, is indeed public
right-of-way came up at the July 21 meeting. As indicated in the July 21 Staff Report,
Tract Map No. 33206 (HOA Tract) is the dispositive legal instrument in delineating
the scope of and nature of right-of-way dedicated to the City. The map identifies that
then-property owner, Shapell Industries, Inc., abandoned vehicular access and
dedicated right-of-way to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes almost around the HOA
subdivision along Crest Road.
Moreover, the City Attorney’s office has opined that the south side of Crest Road is
public right-of-way (Attachment F) and portions of the embankment were dedicated
to the City “for sanitary sewer, road maintenance, public utilities,……” recordation of
Tract Map 33206 (the map that created Rancho Palos Verdes Estates), SCE does
not need, nor does it have an easement on the south side of the street. The
language of the dedication is itself, clear and specific. The City has the legal
authority to authorize “connections” of “public utilities” from any “adjoining property”
(not merely abutting property, but adjoining property including private property) that
are “incidental” to the City’s use and enjoyment of the right-of-way. Accordingly, the
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relocation of the SCE power poles and transmission lines will not be relocated onto
any HOA property.
5. SCE Rules 15 and 16
A question was raised related to the project plan’s reference to SCE Rules 15 and
16 (Attachment G). Rule 15 refers to SCE responsibility of maintaining distribution
lines extending to an applicant from public streets or easements; and, Rule 16 is
applicable to both (1) SCE Service Facilities that extend from SCE's Distribution Line
facilities to the Service Delivery Point, and (2) service related equipment required of
applicant on applicant's premises to receive electric service. Further, confirmation
was requested as to whether RPVMC § 12.04.030 encroachment permit is limited to
City streets (this code section refers to transfer of duties from the County Road
Commissioner to the City). Per RPVMC § 1.04.150, "Street" includes all streets,
highways, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, squares, sidewalks, parkways,
curbs, or other public ways in this city which have been or may hereafter be
dedicated and open to public use, or such other public property as designated in any
law of this state. Thus, RPVMC § 12.04.030 is not specific to just “streets” regarding
duties but is limited to public streets. Rules 15 and 16 and the herein referenced
RPVMC code section refer to public streets. With the HOA’s contention that the
south side of Crest Road is HOA property, it is surmised that it doesn’t believe these
rules or the RPVMC are applicable; however, as noted above, it is the City’s
contention that Crest Road is public right-of-way and, hence, the rules and code
applicable.
Potential Abandonment of SCE Easement on the Funicello Property
A question arose as to whether the SCE easement in front of the Funicellos’ residence can
be relinquished if the poles are removed, and if so, whether that means the use of their
property for private yards improvements, such as a fence, can be moved to the centerline
of the roadway. The following was considering in response:
1. Parcel Boundaries
Technically, the parcel boundary does run to the middle of the street assuming the
roadway (Crest Road) is an easement to the City. Only if the City vacates the
roadway would the homeowners be able to extend their exclusive use to the end of
the parcel at the centerline of the roadway. Until such vacation, their property is
burdened by the roadway easement held by the City. However, records are
inconclusive as to whether the roadway is public or private (as it currently indicates
on the Assessor’s maps that this portion of the Funicello property is a private street).
2. SCE Easement
The 2015 SCE easement executed by the property owner (Funicellos) provides for
either overhead or undergrounding electrical wires. So even if the wires are
undergrounded, SCE still holds its easement. The property owner is not allowed to
build over the easement except for landscaping and fencing (Attachment J).
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SCE’s easement will remain after undergrounding. However, even if the SCE easement is
removed entirely, it is the City’s opinion that the parcel will still be subject to the roadway
easement.
Status of Encroachment Permits
Encroachment permits are issued pursuant to Chapter 12.04 of the RPVMC. Specifically,
RPVMC § 12.04.030 vests in the Director of Public Works “all powers duties and
responsibilities of the road commissioner of the county with respect to permits, inspection s,
work, administration or otherwise relating to construction, excavations or encroachments
in city streets . . . are transferred to and vested in the director of public works of the
city.” (Emphasis added.)
As of this date, the encroachment permit to SCE (with contractor W. A Rasic) was filed on
October 14, 2019 and is currently on hold. The permit to CSI Services for the Crown Castle
fiber optic line relocation was issued on May 6, 2019, subsequently suspended, and then
expired on August 4, 2019.
Issuance of encroachment permits by the Director of Public Works is based on the
Applicants and their contractor supplying the City with the details for the relocation,
providing proof of insurance, and agreeing to all the terms and conditions set by the City.
The City reviewed the relocation for compliance with the City’s rules and regulations, as
well as with the RPVMC. Additionally, in reviewing this encroachment permit application,
City Staff conducted a review of the project for potential issues, such as: traffic concerns
which would require a traffic management plan; engineering concerns, such as the
potential for the weakening of a slope; and any other potential issues which could arise
from proposed work. Further, the application was reviewed to ensure that all required
information and documents are provided.
CONCLUSION:
Issuance of the encroachment permits was conditioned on the City being reimbursed the
cost to replace the trees illegally cut down by the Applicants’ contractor. That payment has
been rendered to the City. Having now carefully reviewed all aspects of the application for
the encroachment permits, City Staff is of the opinion that the encroachment permits to
relocate certain SCE utility poles combined within undergrounding of high-voltage lines can
be issued.
Although it was the City’s intent to use the time between the July 21 meeting and no w to
develop a mutually agreeable design for the proposed project between the various
stakeholders, because this is a privately funded project with limited permit authority by the
City, the ultimate design and related costs is between the Funicellos and SCE. Unless
other funding opportunities are identified to underground the entire project and/or the
various stakeholders want to continue exploring alternative designs, t he Office of the City
Attorney has independently considered the various objections to t he issuance of
encroachment permits and is of the considered legal opinion that there is no legal
impediment to the Public Works Director issuing the requested permits.
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ALTERNATIVES:
In addition to the Staff recommendation, the following alternative actio n is available for the
City Council’s consideration:
1. Identify additional issues or concerns, provide direction to Staff, and continue this
item to a future agenda.
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Ken Rukavina
Subject:FW: FW: 3867 Crest Rd. RPV - Updated map
From:Dale Spiegel mailto:spiegda@gmail.com]
Sent:Thursday,October 8,2020 5:50 PM
To:Ara Mihranian AraM@rpvca.gov>
Cc:Kathy Campbell kc111@cox.net>;Ken Rukavina krukavina@rpvca.gov>;Ramzi Awwad rawwad@rpvca.gov>;Ron
Dragoo RonD@rpvca.gov>
Subject:Re:FW:3867 Crest Rd.RPV Updated map
Ara/All -
Thank you for your efforts with respect to this project.
As you have requested immediate turnaround, this reply will be brief. I may expand on it prior to the October 20
City Council meeting, and I am sure that many of our homeowners will have comments at that meeting unless
the discussion is deferred until a later date. As of this writing I have not had time to properly address this with
the rest of the HOA so the comments are my own. This is a turnaround time of less than 48 hours on a project
that has been underway for more than 5 years.
Yesterday's meeting was a disappointment. I had expected, and I believe that the City Council had expected
following the August 18 meeting, that the last 2 months would have been used in a cooperative interactive
process. I had hoped by this point City Staff would have worked with all parties to develop a menu of technical
options and associated costs which could be debated on their merits amongst all the players involved. Instead, at
yesterday's meeting at City Hall, Kathy Campbell and I were presented with a new "take it or leave it" proposal.
The new proposal does not properly address our concerns. From a safety perspective, it still moves 16 kilovolt
wires into the existing grove of trees. This is one gust of wind away from a wildfire that races up the hill to the
homes above. The revised proposal does propose just one pole rather than 3, but that is only a partial
improvement - comparable to removing some but not all of the bullets from a gun. You and the City Council
have already heard directly from some of the most immediately endangered homeowners and can judge for
yourselves how they are likely to react to this incomplete solution.
As a specific example of the incomplete process, yesterday I asked whether there was a technical reason why
this particular pole had to be on the South side of Crest, since the undgerground wires could just as easily
surface on the North side of Crest using the existing pole on Mr Funiciello's property. We were told it was
simply a choice by Mr Funiciello because he wanted the existing pole gone so he could remove the entire utility
easement from his property. It seems to me that additional time and effort are required to articulate this and
similar issues for informed and reasoned consideration and action by the City Council.
As another example, with respect to the Crown Castle phase of the project, the proposal removes SCE's power
lines from some poles that also serve other utilities such as Cox. These other utilities are now orphaned. The
original project sought the cheapest solution to get those poles off Mr Funiciello's property - by installing new
poles on the South side of Crest to serve the "orphans". There has been no meaningful discussion of other
options (such as undergrounding) and associated costs to deal with these other utilities. I had expected that to be
part of the workstream of the last 2 months, but learned yesterday that it has not been addressed.
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As you know from earlier correspondence, the HOA has various other issues not the least of which are
objections to the City's analysis of its asserted right of way easement and whether the City's easement for public
utilities may be used solely to benefit a private individual undertaking a private beautification project.
I would also like to point out that in an effort to facilitate a good faith interactive process, Kathy Campbell
suspended a series of records requests. Good faith on the City's part would provide time to reinstate those
requests and review their results before the City takes action on the permits requested.
In sum, I believe that action on October 20 would be premature and the action item should be pushed to a later
meeting date. Failing that, the agenda should allow adequate time for homeowner comments.
Given your deadlines, please let me know as soon as possible any comments or questions you have with respect
to the points above. Obviously we are also interested in understanding as soon as possible any actions taken
toward revising the timetable for hearings or other actions.
Best regards.
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Ken Rukavina
Subject:FW: Response to Oct 7 Meeting
From:Kathy Campbell mailto:kc111@cox.net]
Sent:Monday,October 12,2020 8:45 AM
To:Ara Mihranian AraM@rpvca.gov>;Ken Rukavina krukavina@rpvca.gov>
Cc:Ramzi Awwad rawwad@rpvca.gov>;Ron Dragoo RonD@rpvca.gov>;Dale A Spiegel Jr spiegda@gmail.com>
Subject:Response to Oct 7 Meeting
Dear Ara, Ken and staff:
I was disappointed by the October 7th meeting, into which we had no meaningful input. To have such a short
response deadline imposed in the context of a non-transparent process that has extended over 5 years is
fundamentally unfair.
I am especially concerned that the staff address and respond to our concerns, because a previous attempt to have
our concerns addressed was "inadvertently omitted" from the July staff report, despite its timely submission.
Nevertheless, in continuing good faith, I have attempted to respond in a timely manner to the deadline imposed.
Please address the following:
1.Please provide/include the original undergrounding plans repeatedly referred to by Mr. Funiciello,
City staff and the City attorney, that the City staff and the City Attorney have all stated they have
reviewed.
2. Please provide confirmation or verification of the costs of the project and the amounts actually paid
by Mr. Funiciello to Edison to date, and whether any portion of that amount is a refundable
deposit. Mr Funiciello has repeatedly stated that he would make that information available, and Mr.
Wynder indicated that the costs of the undergrounding became "too expensive" as compared to other
alternatives. What numbers are being compared?
3. Please confirm that Edison does not have an Easement on HOA property.
4. Please provide/include a copy of the Franchise Agreement between Edison and the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes.
5. Please ask SCE to confirm that is has obtained a right-of-way satisfactory to SCE over the HOA
private property when it does not have an easement over the HOA property.
6. Please ask Edison to explain why the plans reference Rules 15 and 16, when both those Rules
define franchise area as follows:
Public streets, roads, highways, and other public ways and places where SCE has a
legal right to occupy under franchise agreements with governmental bodies having
jurisdiction"
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7. Please confirm that a section 12.04.030 encroachment permit is limited to city streets.
8. Please confirm that the Crown Castle permit previously issued in May 2019 was suspended
and has now expired.
Thank you for your efforts to ensure an informed and equitable decision making process.
Very Truly Yours,
Kathy Campbell
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Ken Rukavina
Subject:FW: One additional attachment for 3867 Staff Report
Attachments:SCE Equipment May Have Caused Fires LA Times October 13 2020.pdf
From:Dale Spiegel mailto:spiegda@gmail.com]
Sent:Tuesday,October 13, 2020 11:05 AM
To:Ara Mihranian AraM@rpvca.gov>;Ken Rukavina krukavina@rpvca.gov>;Ron Dragoo RonD@rpvca.gov>;Ramzi
Awwad rawwad@rpvca.gov>
Cc:Kathy Campbell kc111@cox.net>
Subject:One additional attachment for 3867 Staff Report
All - From today's Los Angeles Times is yet another example of SCE equipment possibly causing fires by
contact with tree branches. Our HOA doesn't want to be the next headline.
Note that this was a 12 kilovolt line. The one proposed for our grove of trees is 16 kilovolt.
Please include this email and the article as an attachment to your report.
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October 12, 2020
Ara Mihranian, City Manager
Rancho Palos Verdes City Council
Re: 3867 Utility Pole Relocation Proposal
Dear All –
Thank you for your efforts with respect to this project.
As you have requested immediate turnaround, this reply will be brief. I may expand on it
prior to the October 20, 2020 City Council meeting, and I am sure that many of our
homeowners will have comments at that meeting unless the discussion is deferred until
a later date. As of this writing I have not had time to properly address this with the rest
of the HOA, so the comments are my own. This is a turnaround time of only a few days
from our meeting on Wednesday, October 7 , 2020 with respect to a project that has
been underway for more than 5 years.
1. The new proposal does not properly address our concerns. From a
safety perspective, it still moves 16 kilovolt wires into the existing grove of trees. This is
one gust of wind away from a wildfire that races up the hill to the homes above. The
revised proposal does propose just one pole rather than 3, but that is only a partial
improvement - comparable to removing some but not all the bullets from a gun. You and
the City Council have already heard directly from some of the most immediately
endangered homeowners and can judge for yourselves how they are likely to react
to this incomplete solution.
We appreciate that Mr Funiciello has worked with SCE on this new design, but there
has been no transparency with the City or us as to design options or associated costs.
Additional cooperative effort may produce an outcome that is effective for all.
2. The process has not been interactive. The Wednesday, October 7, 2020 meeting
was a disappointment. I had expected, and I believe that the City Council had expected
following the August 18, 2020 meeting, that the last 2 months would have been used in
a cooperative interactive process. I had hoped by this point City Staff would have
worked with all parties to develop a menu of technical options and associated costs
which could be debated on their merits amongst all the affected parties. Instead, at that
Wednesday meeting at City Hall, Kathy Campbell and I were presented with a new
"take it or leave it" proposal.
As a specific example of the incomplete process, on October 7, 2020 I asked whether
there was a technical reason why the SCE pole at the East end of the project had to be
on the South side of Crest in the grove of trees. To me it appeared that the underground
wires could just as easily surface on the North side of Crest using the existing pole on
Mr Funiciello's property. We were told it was simply a choice by Mr Funiciello. He wants
that existing pole gone so he could remove the entire utility easement from his property.
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Mr Funiciello objected to any reasoned discussion of alternatives. Thus, additional time
and effort are required to articulate this and similar issues for informed and reasoned
consideration and action by the City Council.
I understand that the City is still reviewing the impact of this project on various
easements and potential development in our neighborhood.
3. The City and we as affected property owners have been denied access to the
cost data necessary to have any reasoned discussion of alternatives. Mr Funiciello
regularly asserts cost numbers in the hundreds of thousands of dollars for various
aspects of his project, and uses such costs as a reason for not cooperating in changes.
He and SCE have both refused to provide the City and affected property owners with
any documentation of these purported costs. I believe that the City should disregard the
impact of costs as a factor in decisions until cost data is documented in a manner that
can be reasonably discussed.
4. The City should require complete undergrounding. Originally, Mr Funiciello
asserted (with no documentation) that complete undergrounding would cost additional
hundreds of thousands of dollars. The excuse was expensive equipment and technical
requirements. Under the October 7, 2020 proposal, it appears that all the SCE
equipment issues are solved in a different and economical manner. All that seems to be
required is a little more trenching to underground the Crown Castle phase of the project
(affecting utility lines other than SCE – e.g., Cox).
The City should not go forward with this project as proposed on October 7, 2020 when
better solutions are in sight.
5. We have not resolved the Right of Way issues. As you know from earlier
correspondence, the HOA has various other issues with respect to this project. These
include but are not limited to objections to the City's analysis of its asserted right of way
easement and whether the City's easement for public utilities may be used solely to
benefit a private individual undertaking a private beautification project. We do not have
the time to restate those here, but please note for the record that they still exist and will
come back if the City proceeds with the current proposal.
6. Towards good faith productive negotiations we have put record disclosure
requests on hold. To facilitate a good faith interactive process, Kathy Campbell
suspended a series of records requests relevant to consideration of this project. In the
event that the City is disposed to move ahead with this project, good faith on the City's
part would provide time to reinstate those requests and review their results before the
City takes action on the permits requested.
In sum, City Council action on October 20, 2020 is premature and the 3867 Crest item
should be pushed to a later meeting date. Failing that, the agenda should allow
adequate time for homeowner comments.
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Given your deadlines, please let me know as soon as possible any comments or
questions you have with respect to the points above. Obviously, we are also interested
in understanding as soon as possible any actions taken toward revising the timetable for
hearings or other actions.
Very truly yours,
Dale Spiegel
Kathy Campbell
Homeowners, Rancho Palos Verdes Estates
10/13/2020 Los Angeles Times - eNewspaper
https://enewspaper.latimes.com/desktop/latimes/default.aspx?edid=a9c72f8f-61ab-4c9b-b515-9279eff4caa7 1/2
Power lines probed in blaze
Southern California Edison says its equipment may have
sparked Bobcat fire.
BY JOSEPH SERNA
Tree branches may have come in contact with Southern California Edison equipment and
sparked the Bobcat fire in the Angeles National Forest, according to a letter the utility sent
to regulators on Monday.
As part of the U.S. Forest Service’s probe into the fire, investigators took a 23-foot-long
line of conductor belonging to the utility, an “H-Frame structure” with two power poles
and three tree branches, Edison wrote in its letter to the California Public Utilities
Commission.
Monday’s letter was a supplement to the utility’s Sept. 15 filing with the PUC, in which the
company said there was an “incident” on their grid in the same general area and around
the same time as the beginning of the Bobcat fire.
The fire has scorched more than 115,000 acres between the San Gabriel and Antelope
valleys and destroyed more than 80 homes since it began Sept. 6.
In its first filing regarding the incident, Edison said that the Bobcat fire was reported at
12:21 p.m. and that five minutes earlier, the company’s “Jarvis 12 kV circuit out of Dalton
Substation experienced a relay operation,” indicating its equipment detected an abnormal
condition or event on the circuit.
However, the utility said, cameras in the area showed smoke was in the area before their
grid incident.
While the Forest Service moves forward with its investigation, Edison officials said they
will conduct their own to determine “whether vegetation in the area could have been a
factor, including whether vegetation may have encroached within the minimum clearance
distance or contacted the section of the overhead conductor retained by USFS.”
SCE is also investigating the impact an active fire might have had on our circuit, and is
investigating other potential causes of the ignition,” the utility said.
In California, utilities can be found liable for wildfire damage their equipment contributes
to, even if they’ve properly maintained it, under the state’s unique inverse-condemnation
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ORANGE COUNTY | LOS ANGELES | RIVERSIDE | CENTRAL VALLEY
Elena Q. Gerli
egerli@awattorneys.com
(310) 527-6660
Fax (310) 532-7395
2361 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 475
El Segundo, CA 90245
P (310) 527-6660
F (310) 532-7395
AWATTORNEYS.COM
01203.0006/623359.3
January 15, 2020
VIA E-MAIL
Ms. Kathy Campbell
Email: kc111@cox.net
Re: Crest Road pole relocations/public right of way on Crest Road
Dear Ms. Campbell:
This letter is intended to provide you with the City’s determination regarding the Crest
Road public right of way, specifically where the Southern California Edison poles are intended
to be relocated from Mr. Funicello’s property.
Based on the available records, our office could find no basis to believe that the portion
of Crest Road abutting the HOA is a private road. We reviewed all the documents you provided,
in addition to the documents gathered by the Public Works Department, to determine whether or
not the portion of Crest Road abutting the Rancho Palos Verdes Estates Community Association
is within the public right-of-way. We have concluded that Tract Map No. 33206 is the
dispositive document in this matter. The Map (Book 930 Pages 54 and 56) shows that then-
property owner Shapell Industries, Inc. abandoned vehicular access and dedicated easements to
the City of Rancho Palos Verdes almost all the way around the subdivision along Crest Road.
The relevant portion of dedication appears to be a portion of Lot 82 (Page 56), which was
dedicated to the City “for sanitary sewer, road maintenance, public utilities, storm drain and
storm drain ingress and egress, and public pedestrian access purposes so designated on said map
and all uses incident thereto including the right to make connections therewith from any
adjoining properties.” (Page 53.) That the relevant portion of Crest Road is dedicated to public
right-of-way was confirmed by the City’s own survey of the area.
In any event, the road has been used as public right of way for a long time, at least since
1979. Based on use and the City’s maintenance of the road, a public right of way has also been
created at common law. (Scher v. Burke (2017) 3 Cal.5th 136, 141; Diamond Match Co. v.
Savercool (1933) 218 Cal. 665, 669.)
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January 15, 2020
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Please let me know if you have further questions regarding the above.
Very truly yours,
ALESHIRE & WYNDER, LLP
Elena Q. Gerli
Assistant City Attorney
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cc: Ara M. Mihranian, Interim City Manager
Elias Sasson, Director of Public Works
Bill Wynder, City Attorney
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 24684-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 22978-E
Rule 15 Sheet 1
DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 1309-E John R. Fielder Date Filed May 4, 1998
Decision 97-12-099 Senior Vice President Effective Jul 1, 1998
1C3 Resolution
APPLICABILITY: This rule is applicable to extension of electric Distribution Lines1/ of SCE's standard voltages (less than 50 kV) necessary to furnish permanent electric service to Applicants, and will be made in accordance with the following provisions: A. GENERAL 1. DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSION BASIS
a. DESIGN. SCE will be responsible for planning, designing, and engineering Distribution Line Extensions using SCE's standards for material, design, and construction. Applicant may elect to design that portion of the new Distribution Line Extension normally designed by SCE in accordance with the applicant design provisions of this rule. b. OWNERSHIP. The Distribution Line Extension facilities installed under the provisions of this rule, shall be owned, operated, and maintained by SCE, except for Substructures and enclosures that are on, under, within, or part of a building or structure. c. PRIVATE LINES. SCE shall not be required to serve any Applicant from
Distribution Line Extension facilities that are not owned, operated, and maintained by SCE. 2. DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSION LOCATIONS a. RIGHTS OF WAY. SCE will own, operate and maintain Distribution Line Extension facilities only: (1) along public streets, alleys, roads, highways and other publicly dedicated ways and places which SCE has the legal right to occupy (Franchise Areas), and
(2) on public lands and private property across which rights of way and permits satisfactory to SCE may be obtained without cost to or condemnation by SCE.
b. NORMAL ROUTE OF LINE. The length and normal route of a Distribution
Line Extension will be determined by SCE and considered as the distance along the shortest, most practical, available, and acceptable route which is clear of obstructions from SCE's nearest permanent and available distribution facility to the point from which the service facilities will be connected.
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1/ Certain words beginning with capital letters are defined either within the provisions of this rule or in Section J.
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47151-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 24685-E*
Rule 15 Sheet 2
DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
2C16 Resolution E-4329
A. GENERAL. (Continued)
3. UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS
a. UNDERGROUND REQUIRED. Underground Distribution Line Extensions
shall be installed where required to comply with applicable laws and ordinances
or similar requirements of governmental authorities having jurisdiction and
where SCE maintains or desires to maintain underground distribution facilities.
For example, underground Distribution Line Extensions are required for all new:
(1) Residential Subdivisions (except as provided for in Section H), (2)
Residential Developments, (3) Commercial Developments, (4) Industrial
Developments, and (5) locations that are in proximity to and visible from
designated Scenic Areas.
b. UNDERGROUND OPTIONAL. When requested by Applicant and agreed upon
by SCE, underground Distribution Line Extensions may be installed in areas
where it is not required, as provided in Section A.3.a.
c. Beginning August 2, 2010, SCE will no longer accept requests under the
Added Facilities provision of Rule 2, Section H, for underground distribution
systems that call for specified pieces of electrical equipment to be installed in
below-ground structures in circumstances where it is technically feasible to
install the equipment above ground. Such requests will no longer be
accepted for situations indicated in c.i., c.ii., and with certain exceptions c.iii.,
below. However, all requests which call for below-ground installations that
are received by SCE prior to August 2, 2010 will be “grandfathered” and not
subject to the provisions of this Rule section. These grandfathered requests
must be approved by SCE for construction by December 3, 2010 and
installed by December 2, 2011.
i. New construction on any property except public property and public
rights-of-way;
ii. Circumstances in which capacity upgrades, conversions, and
relocations are required due to customer-driven renovations of existing
structures or other building activities on any property except public
property and public rights of way resulting in a change of use or
occupancy as defined in state or local law;
iii. Except for situations on a case-by-case basis in which the local
authority and SCE agree to locate Equipment above ground because
the above-ground location is technically feasible for the installation.
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Southern California Edison Original Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47152-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Cal. PUC Sheet No.
Rule 15 Sheet 3
DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
3C17 Resolution E-4329
A. GENERAL. (Continued)
3. UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS (Continued)
c. (Continued)
For purposes of this provision, specified pieces of equipment include all primary
voltage from 4 kV to 35 kV electrical distribution system equipment
(Equipment), including, but not limited to, transformers, switches and fuses,
capacitors, and junction bars.
“Technically feasible” means that enough space is, or can be made, available
above ground for the electrical distribution Equipment needed for SCE to serve
customers and that other requirements, such as obtaining the required permits,
are met. The required space is defined by existing design standards within the
operation and maintenance requirements that are in compliance with applicable
safety codes and regulations such as CPUC General Order 128.
Where SCE has existing primary voltage distribution equipment installed in
below-ground structures, the equipment will continue to be operated and
maintained below ground. However, in accordance with Section c.iii., above,
where existing below-ground Equipment must be modified by SCE, above-
ground retrofits shall only occur in circumstances in which capacity upgrades,
conversions, and relocations are required due to customer-driven renovations
of existing structures or other building activities resulting in a change of use or
occupancy as defined in state or local law; or when agreed to by the local
authority and SCE on a case-by-case basis.
Design and installation of any above-ground Equipment shall comply with the
typical installations depicted in SCE’s Above-Ground Equipment Aesthetics
Improvement Manual and SCE’s Distribution Design Manual, as well as land
use laws, including local ordinances respecting matters of public health, safety
and convenience, that are of general applicability to above-ground utility
structures regardless of ownership, to the extent the same would not directly or
effectively require the Equipment to be located underground.
When modifying existing Equipment installed in the above-ground public rights-
of-way, SCE shall comply with local ordinances respecting matters of public
health and safety and convenience, to the extent that the same are of general
applicability to other utility and public works structures or equipment, regardless
of ownership, installed in the public rights of way, do not directly or effectively
require the Equipment to be located underground, or otherwise conflict with the
design standards contained in SCE’s Distribution Design Manual and similar
documents.
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Southern California Edison Original Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47153-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 24685-E*
Rule 15 Sheet 4 (N)
DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
4C18 Resolution E-4329
A. GENERAL. (Continued)
4. OVERHEAD DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS. Overhead Distribution Line
Extensions may be installed only where underground extensions are not required as
provided in Section A.3.a.
5. SPECIAL OR ADDED FACILITIES. Any special or added facilities SCE agrees to
install at the request of Applicant will be installed at Applicant's expense in accordance
with Rule 2, Description of Service.
6. TEMPORARY SERVICE. Facilities installed for temporary service or for operations of
speculative character or questionable permanency shall be made in accordance with
the fundamental installation and ownership provisions of this rule, except that all
charges and refunds shall be made under the provisions of Rule 13, Temporary
Service.
7. SERVICES. Service facilities connected to the Distribution Lines to serve an Applicant's
premises will be installed, owned and maintained as provided in Rule 16, Service
Extensions.
8. CONVERSIONS OF OVERHEAD TO UNDERGROUND. The replacement of existing
overhead Distribution Lines with underground Distribution Lines will be made in
accordance with Rule 20, Replacement of Overhead With Underground Electric
Facilities.
9. STREET LIGHTS. Street lights and appurtenant facilities shall be installed in
accordance with the service provisions of the applicable street light schedule.
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47154-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 24686-E
Rule 15 Sheet 5 (T)
DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
5C11 Resolution E-4329
A. GENERAL. (Continued)
10. CONTRACTS. Each Applicant requesting a Distribution Line Extension may be
required to execute a written contract(s), prior to SCE performing its work on the
Distribution Line Extension. Such contracts shall be in the form on file with the
California Public Utilities Commission (Commission).
B. INSTALLATION RESPONSIBILITIES
1. UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS
a. APPLICANT RESPONSIBILITY. In accordance with SCE's design,
specifications, and requirements, Applicant is responsible for:
(1) EXCAVATION. All necessary trenching, backfilling, and other digging
as required;
(2) SUBSTRUCTURES AND CONDUITS. Furnishing, installing, and upon
acceptance by SCE, conveying to SCE ownership of all necessary
installed Substructures and Conduits, including Feeder Conduits and
related Substructures required to extend to and within subdivisions and
developments; and
(3) PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES. Furnishing, installing, and upon
acceptance by SCE, conveying to SCE ownership of all necessary
Protective Structures.
b. SCE RESPONSIBILITY. SCE is responsible for furnishing and installing
cables, switches, transformers, and other distribution facilities required to
complete the Distribution Line Extension.
2. OVERHEAD DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS. SCE is responsible for furnishing
and installing all facilities required for the Distribution Pole Line Extension.
3. INSTALLATION OPTIONS
a. SCE-PERFORMED WORK. Where requested by Applicant and mutually
agreed upon, SCE may perform that portion of the new Distribution Line
Extension work normally installed by Applicant according to Section B.1.a.,
provided Applicant pays SCE its total estimated installed cost.
b. APPLICANT-PERFORMED WORK. Applicant may elect to install that portion of
the new Distribution Line Extension normally installed by SCE in accordance
with SCE design and specifications, using qualified contractors. (See
Section G, Applicant-Installation Options).
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 61131-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 59820-E
Rule 15 Sheet 6
DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 3540-E Caroline Choi Date Filed Dec 30, 2016
Decision Senior Vice President Effective Jan 1, 2017
6C8 Resolution
C. DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSION ALLOWANCES
1. GENERAL. SCE will complete a Distribution Line Extension without charge provided
SCE's total estimated installed cost does not exceed the allowances from permanent,
bona-fide loads to be served by the Distribution Line Extension within a reasonable
time, as determined by SCE. The allowance will first be applied to the Service
Extension in accordance with Rule 16. Any excess allowance will be applied to the
Distribution Line Extension to which the Service Extension is connected.
2. BASIS OF ALLOWANCES. Allowances shall be granted to an Applicant for
Permanent Service, or to an Applicant for a subdivision or development under the
following conditions:
a. SCE is provided evidence that construction will proceed promptly and
financing is adequate, and
b. Applicant has submitted evidence of building permit(s) or fully-executed home
purchase contract(s) or lease agreement(s), or
c. Where there is equivalent evidence of occupancy or electric usage
satisfactory to SCE.
The allowances in Sections C.3 and C.4 are based on a revenue-supported
methodology using the following formula:
ALLOWANCE = NET REVENUE
COST OF SERVICE FACTOR
3. RESIDENTIAL ALLOWANCES. The allowance for Distribution Line Extensions,
Service Extensions, or a combination thereof, for Permanent Residential Service is
$3,084 per meter or residential dwelling unit.i
4. NON-RESIDENTIAL ALLOWANCES. The allowance for Distribution Line Extensions,
or a combination thereof, for Permanent Non-Residential Service is determined by
SCE using the formula in Section C.2.
Where the Distribution Line Extension will serve a combination of residential and non-
residential meters, residential allowances will be added to non-residential allowances.
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upgrade costs in excess of the residential allowance required to accommodate Basic Plug-In-Hybrid and Electric Vehicle
Charging Arrangements shall be treated as common facility costs rather than being paid for by the individual plug-in hybrid
and electric vehicle customer. Basic Plug-In-Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Charging Arrangements are those intended, as
determined by SCE, to encompass Level 1 and Level 2 charging for at least one vehicle. Level 1 and Level 2 charging refers
to the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) standard voltage levels for alternating current (AC) charging (120 and 240
volts, respectively). This policy does not apply in the non-residential context.
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 48948-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 48830-E
47156-E
Rule 15 Sheet 7
DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2633-E-A Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed Dec 9, 2011
Decision 10-07-044 Vice President Effective Jan 8, 2012
7C12 11-07-029 Resolution
C. DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSION ALLOWANCES
5. SEASONAL, INTERMITTENT, AND INSIGNIFICANT LOADS. When an Applicant
requests service that requires a Distribution Line Extension to serve loads that are
Seasonal or Intermittent, the allowance for such loads shall be determined using the
formula in Section C.2. No allowance will be provided where service is used only for
emergency purposes, or for Insignificant Loads.
D. CONTRIBUTIONS OR ADVANCES BY APPLICANT
1. GENERAL. Contributions or Advances by an Applicant to SCE for the installation of a
Distribution Line Extension to receive SCE service consists of such things as cash
payments, the value of facilities deeded to SCE, and the value of Excavation performed
by Applicant.
2. PROJECT-SPECIFIC COST ESTIMATES. SCE's total estimated installed cost will be
based on a project-specific estimated cost.
3. CASH ADVANCE. A cash Advance will be required only if Applicant's excess
allowance is less than SCE's total estimated installed cost to complete a Distribution
Line Extension.
4. TAX. All contributions and Advances by Applicant are taxable and shall include an
Income Tax Component of Contribution (ITCC) at the rate provided in the SCE's
Preliminary Statement. ITCC will be either refundable or non-refundable in accordance
with the corresponding contribution.
5. REFUNDABLE AND NON-REFUNDABLE AMOUNTS. Applicant shall contribute or
Advance, before the start of SCE's construction, the following:
a. UNDERGROUND REFUNDABLE AMOUNT. Applicant's refundable amount is
the portion of the SCE's total estimated installed cost, including ITCC, to
complete the underground Distribution Line Extension (including transformers,
and excluding Betterments) that exceeds the amount of Distribution Line
Extension allowance determined in Section C for:
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47157-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 27027-E
Rule 15 Sheet 8 (T)
DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
8C11 Resolution E-4329
D. CONTRIBUTIONS OR ADVANCES BY APPLICANT. (Continued)
5. REFUNDABLE AND NON-REFUNDABLE AMOUNTS. (Continued)
a. UNDERGROUND REFUNDABLE AMOUNT. (Continued)
(1) CABLING. The estimated installed cost of any necessary Cabling
(including distribution transformers) installed by SCE to complete the
underground Distribution Line Extension. This includes the cost of
conversion of existing single-phase lines to three-phase lines, if
required; plus
(2) SUBSTRUCTURES. SCE's estimated value of Substructures installed
by Applicant and deeded to SCE as required.
b. OVERHEAD REFUNDABLE AMOUNT. Applicant's refundable amount is the
portion of the SCE's total estimated installed cost, including ITCC, to complete
the overhead Distribution Line Extension (including distribution transformers
and excluding Betterments) that exceeds the amount of Distribution Line
Extension allowance determined in Section C for:
(1) POLE LINE. All necessary facilities required for an overhead
Distribution Pole Line Extension and, if required, the conversion of
existing single-phase lines to three-phase lines; plus
(2) TRANSMISSION UNDERBUILDS. SCE's total estimated installed cost
of the underbuild, where all or a portion of an overhead Distribution
Line Extension is to be constructed on existing transmission poles of
SCE.
c. NON-REFUNDABLE DISCOUNT OPTION. In lieu of contributing the
refundable amount determined in Section D.5.a or D.5.b, Applicant has the
option of contributing, on a non-refundable basis, fifty percent (50%) of such
refundable amount; plus
d. OTHER NON-REFUNDABLE AMOUNTS. Applicant's non-refundable amount
is SCE's estimated value of Excavation, Conduits, and Protective Structures
required by SCE for the Distribution Line Extension under Section B.1.a.
6. JOINT APPLICANTS. The total contribution or Advance from a group of Applicants will
be apportioned among the members of the group in such manner as they may mutually
agree.
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47158-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 27028-E
Rule 15 Sheet 9 (T)
DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
9C11 Resolution E-4329
D. CONTRIBUTIONS OR ADVANCES BY APPLICANT. (Continued)
7. PAYMENT ADJUSTMENTS
a. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE. If, after six (6) months following the date SCE is
first ready to serve residential loads for which allowances were granted, one (1)
year for non-residential loads, Applicant fails to take service, or fails to use the
service contracted for, Applicant shall pay to SCE an additional contribution or
Advance, based on the allowances for the revenue actually generated.
b. EXCESS FACILITIES. If the loads provided by Applicant(s) results in SCE
having installed facilities which are in excess of those needed to serve the
actual loads, and SCE elects to reduce such excess facilities, Applicant shall
pay SCE its estimated total costs to remove, abandon, or replace the excess
facilities, less the estimated salvage of any removed facilities.
E. REFUNDS
1. GENERAL. Refunds are based on the allowances and conditions in effect at the time
the contract is signed. The allowance in excess of that needed for the Service
Extension in accordance with Rule 16, will be refunded to the Distribution Line
Extension to which the Service Extension is connected.
2. TOTAL REFUNDABLE AMOUNT. The total amount subject to refund is the sum of the
refundable amounts made under Section D.5.
3. REFUND PERIOD. The total refundable amount is subject to refund for a period of ten
(10) years after the Distribution Line Extension is first ready for service.
4. RESIDENTIAL. Refunds will be made on the basis of a new customer's Permanent
Load which produces additional revenues to SCE. The refund will be deducted from the
total refundable amount, and the remaining amount subject to refund represents that
portion of the Distribution Line Extension cost not supported by revenues. (See Section
E.11 for Series Refunding Provisions.)
5. NON-RESIDENTIAL. SCE shall be responsible to review Applicant's actual base
annual revenue for the first three years from the date SCE is first ready to serve.
Applicant shall be responsible for notifying SCE if new, permanent load is added the
fourth through tenth year from the date SCE is first ready to serve. Such review shall
determine if additional revenue supports any refunds to Applicant. (See Section E.11
for Series Refunding Provisions.)
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 58027-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 51852-E
Rule 15 Sheet 10
DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 3314-E R.O Nichols Date Filed Nov 25, 2015
Decision 15-11-021 Senior Vice President Effective Jan 1, 2016
10C11 Resolution
E. REFUNDS. (Continued)
6. UNSUPPORTED DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSION COST. When any portion of a
refundable amount has not qualified for a refund at the end of twelve (12) months
from the date SCE is first ready to serve, Applicant will pay to SCE a Monthly
Ownership Charge of 0.40% for administrative and general (A&G) expense,
Franchise Fees and Uncollectibles (FF&U), ad valorem tax, insurance, and
operations and maintenance (O&M) expense on the remaining refundable balance.
Monthly ownership costs are in addition to the refundable amount and will normally be
accumulated and deducted from refunds due to Applicant. This provision does not
apply to individual residential Applicants. The Monthly Ownership Charge includes
replacement for 60 years at no additional cost and is derived from the Customer-
Financed With Replacement at Additional Cost Added Facilities rates determined in
SCE’s general rate case proceeding and/or periodic annual review.
7. REFUND TIMING. Refunds will be made without interest within ninety (90) days after
the date of first service to new permanent loads, except that refunds may be
accumulated to a $50 minimum or the total refundable balance, if less than fifty
dollars ($50).
8. MAXIMUM REFUND. No refund shall be made in excess of the refundable amount
nor after a period of ten (10) years from the date SCE is first ready to serve. Any
unrefunded amount remaining at the end of the ten-year period shall become property
of SCE.
9. PREVIOUS RULES. Refundable amounts contributed or Advanced under conditions
of a rule previously in effect will be refunded in accordance with the provisions of such
earlier rule.
10. JOINT APPLICANTS. When two (2) or more parties make joint contributions or
Advances on the same Distribution Line Extension, refunds will be distributed to these
parties in the same proportion as their individual contributions or Advances bear to
the total refundable amount, or as they mutually agree.
11. SERIES OF DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS. Where there is a series of
Distribution Line Extensions, commencing with a Distribution Line Extension having
an outstanding amount subject to refund, and each Distribution Line Extension is
dependent on the previous Distribution Line Extension as a direct source of supply, a
series refund will be made as follows:
a. Additional service connections supplied from a Distribution Line Extension on
which there is a refundable amount will provide refunds first to the Distribution
Line Extension to which they are connected; and
b. When the amount subject to refund on a Distribution Line Extension in a
series is fully refunded, the excess refundable amount will provide refunds to
the Distribution Line Extension having the oldest outstanding amount subject
to refund in the series.
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47160-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 28091-E
Rule 15 Sheet 11 (T)
DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
11C11 Resolution E-4329
F. APPLICANT DESIGN OPTION FOR NEW INSTALLATIONS.
COMPETITIVE BIDDING. When Applicant selects competitive bidding, the Distribution Line
Extension may be designed by Applicant’s qualified contractor or sub-contractor in accordance
with SCE’s design and construction standards. All Applicant Design work of electric facilities
must be performed by or under the direction of a licensed professional engineer and all design
work submitted to the utility must be certified by an appropriately licensed professional engineer,
consistent with the applicable federal, state, and local codes and ordinances. The applicant
design option is available to Applicant for new service and is not available for replacement,
reinforcement, or relocation of existing systems, where there is no applicant for new line or
service extension work. Under this option, the following applies:
1. Applicant shall notify SCE, in a manner acceptable to SCE.
2. Applicant designs shall conform to all applicable federal, state and local codes and
ordinances for SCE installations design (such as, but not limited to the California
Business and Professions Code).
3. SCE may require applicant designers to meet SCE’s prequalification requirements prior
to participating in applicant design.
4. Applicant designers shall obtain SCE design and construction standards and
specifications prior to performing applicant design. SCE may charge for any of these
services.
5. SCE will perform one plan check on each applicant design project at no expense to
Applicant. SCE will perform all subsequent plan checks at Applicant’s expense.
6. For designs performed by a non-SCE designer, SCE will credit Applicant with the
amount of SCE’s design bid less any appropriate charges such as for plan checking,
changes, or revisions.
7. In the case of Applicant designed projects requiring an advance, SCE will apply the
design credit to the Applicant’s advance.
8. If no advance is required, SCE will refund/reimburse the Applicant for the cost of design
after the Distribution Line Extension is first ready to serve.
9. SCE shall perform all SCE’s project accounting and cost estimating.
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47161-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 33598-E
Rule 15 Sheet 12 (T)
DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
12C11 Resolution E-4329
G. APPLICANT INSTALLATION OPTIONS
1. COMPETITIVE BIDDING. Under Competitive Bidding, the Distribution Line Extension,
that SCE would normally install, as stated in Section B.1.b, may be installed by the
Applicant's qualified contractor or sub-contractor in accordance with SCE's design and
specifications. Under this option, the following applies:
a. Upon completion of Applicant’s installation, and acceptance by SCE, ownership
of all such facilities will transfer to SCE.
b. Applicant shall provide to SCE, prior to SCE preparing the line extension
contract, the Applicant’s Contract Anticipated Costs, which are subject to
refund, to perform the work normally provided by SCE. The Applicant shall
submit, on a form provided by SCE (Form 14-754), a statement of such costs.
If the Applicant elects not to provide such costs to SCE, the Applicant shall
acknowledge its election on the form and SCE will use its estimated costs.
c. Applicant shall pay to SCE, subject to the refund and allowance provisions of
Rules 15 and 16, SCE’s estimated costs of work performed by SCE for the
Distribution Line Extension, including the estimated costs of design,
administration, and the installation of any additional facilities.
d. The lower of SCE's estimated refundable costs or the Applicant’s Contract
Anticipated Costs, as reported in G.1.b, for the work normally performed by
SCE, shall be subject to the refund and allowance provisions of Rules 15 and
16.
e. Applicant shall pay to SCE the estimated cost of SCE’s inspection which shall
be a fixed amount, not subject to reconciliation. Such inspection costs may be
subject to otherwise available allowances up to the difference between the
Applicant’s Contract Anticipated Costs, as reported in G.1.b, and SCE’s
estimated costs for performing the same work, but not to exceed SCE’s
estimated costs.
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47162-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 33599-E
Rule 15 Sheet 13 (T)
DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
13C11 Resolution E-4329
G. APPLICANT INSTALLATION OPTIONS. (Continued)
1. COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (Continued)
f. Only duly authorized employees of SCE are allowed to connect to, disconnect
from, or perform any work upon SCE's facilities.
2. MINIMUM CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS. Applicant's contractor or subcontractor
(QC/S) shall:
a. Be licensed in California for the appropriate type of work (electrical and general,
etc.).
b. Employ workmen properly qualified for specific skills required (Qualified
Electrical Worker, Qualified Person, etc.) as defined in State of California High
Voltage Safety Orders (Title 8, Chapter 4, Subchapter 5, Group 2).
c. Comply with applicable laws (Equal Opportunity Regulations, OSHA, EPA, etc.)
3. OTHER CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS. An Applicant for service who intends to
employ a QC/S also should consider whether the QC/S:
a. Is technically competent.
b. Has access to proper equipment.
c. Demonstrates financial responsibility commensurate with the scope of the
contract.
d. Has adequate insurance coverage (worker's compensation, liability, property
damage, etc).
e. Is able to furnish a surety bond for performance of the contract, if required.
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47163-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 33600-E
Rule 15 Sheet 14 (T)
DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
14C11 Resolution E-4329
H. OVERHEAD DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS FOR SUBDIVISIONS OR DEVELOPMENTS
1. Overhead Distribution Line Extensions may be constructed in Residential Subdivisions
or Developments only where either a. or b. below are found to exist:
a. The lots within the Residential Subdivision or Development existed as legally
described parcels prior to May 5, 1970, and significant overhead lines exist
within the subdivision or development.
b. The minimum parcel size within the new Residential Subdivision or real estate
development, identifiable by a map filed with the local government authority, is
three (3) acres and Applicant for the Distribution Line Extension shows that all
of the following conditions exist:
(1) Local ordinances do not require underground construction;
(2) Local ordinances or land use policies do not permit further division of
the parcels involved such that parcel sizes less than three (3) acres
could be formed;
(3) Local ordinances or deed restrictions do not allow more than one
single-family dwelling or accommodation on a parcel of less than three
(3) acres, or any portion of a parcel of less than three (3) acres;
(4) Exceptional circumstances do not exist which, in SCE's opinion,
warrant the installation of underground distribution facilities. Whenever
SCE invokes this provision, the circumstances shall be described
promptly in a letter to the Commission, with a copy to Applicant for the
Distribution Line Extension; and
(5) SCE does not elect to install the Distribution Line Extension
underground for its operating convenience. Whenever SCE elects to
install the Distribution Line Extension underground for its operating
convenience, the extra cost compared with overhead shall be borne by
SCE.
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47164-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 33601-E
Rule 15 Sheet 15 (T)
DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
15C11 Resolution E-4329
I. SPECIAL CONDITIONS
1. FACILITY RELOCATION OR REARRANGEMENT. Any relocation or rearrangement of
SCE's existing facilities, at the request of, or to meet the convenience of an Applicant or
customer, and agreed upon by SCE, normally shall be performed by SCE. Where new
facilities can be constructed in a separate location, before abandonment or removal of
any existing facilities, and Applicant requests to perform the new construction work, it
can be performed under the applicable provisions of Section G, Applicant Installation
Options.
In all instances, SCE shall abandon or remove its existing facilities at the option of SCE.
Applicant or customer shall be responsible for the costs of all related relocation,
rearrangement and removal work.
2. PERIODIC REVIEW. SCE will periodically review the factors it uses to determine its
residential allowances, non-refundable discount option percentage rate, and Cost of
Service Factor stated in this rule. If such review results in a change of more than five
percent (5%), SCE will submit a tariff revision proposal to the Commission for review
and approval. Such proposed changes shall be submitted no sooner than six (6)
months after the last revision.
Additionally, SCE shall review and submit proposed tariff revisions to implement
relevant Commission decisions from other proceedings that affect this rule.
3. EXCEPTIONAL CASES. When the application of this rule appears impractical or unjust
to either party or the ratepayers, SCE or Applicant may refer the matter to the
Commission for a special ruling or for special condition(s), which may be mutually
agreed upon.
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 58028-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 51555-E
Rule 15 Sheet 16
DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 3314-E R.O Nichols Date Filed Nov 25, 2015
Decision 15-11-021 Senior Vice President Effective Jan 1, 2016
16C11 Resolution
J. DEFINITIONS FOR RULE 15 Advance: Cash payment made to SCE prior to the initiation of any work done by SCE which is not covered by allowances.
Applicant: A person or agency requesting SCE to deliver/supply electric service.
Applicant’s Contract Anticipated Cost: The cost estimate provided by the Applicant’s contractor to the Applicant for performing the applicable refundable work, as stated on the Applicant’s cost statement (Form 14-754), or in the case where the work is performed by the Applicant, the Applicant’s own cost estimate on the signed form.
Betterment: Facilities installed by Applicant at the request of SCE in addition to those required under Section B.1.a.
Cabling: Conductors (including existing cable-in-conduit, connectors, switches, as required by SCE for primary, secondary, and service installations.
Commercial Development: Two (2) or more enterprises engaged in trade or the furnishing of services, (e.g., shopping centers, sales enterprises, business offices, professional offices, and educational or governmental complexes) and located on a single parcel or on two (2) or more contiguous parcels of land.
Conduit: Ducts, pipes or tubes of certain metals, plastics and other materials acceptable to SCE (including pull wires and concrete encasement where required) for the installation and protection of electric wires or cables.
Contribution: In-kind services and the value of all property conveyed to SCE at any time during SCE's work on an extension which is part of SCE's total estimated installed cost of its facilities, or cash payments not covered by Applicant's allowances.
Cost of Service Factor: The 15.72% Cost of Service Factor is comprised of capital and operations and maintenance (O&M) cost components including: rate of return, depreciation rates, administrative and general (A&G) expense, Franchise Fees and Uncollectibles (FF&U), ad valorem tax, insurance, Federal income tax, State income tax, operations and maintenance (O&M) expense and replacement for 60 years at no additional cost. The Factor is applied to the Net Revenue to determine SCE’s investment in distribution facilities, and is derived from the SCE-Financed with Replacement at Additional Cost Added Facilities rates determined in SCE’s general rate case proceeding and/or periodic annual review.
Distribution Line Extension: New distribution facilities of SCE that is a continuation of, or branch from, the nearest available existing permanent Distribution Line (including any facility rearrangements and relocations necessary to accommodate the Distribution Line Extension) to the point of connection of the last service. SCE’s Distribution Line Extension includes transmission underbuilds and converting an existing single-phase line to three-phase in order to furnish three-phase service to an Applicant, but excludes service transformers, meters and services.
Distribution Lines: Overhead and underground facilities which are operated at distribution voltages, and which are designed to supply two (2) or more services.
Distribution Trench Footage: The total trench footage used for calculating cabling costs. It is determined by adding the total length of all new and existing trench for the installation of underground primary and secondary Distribution Lines designed to supply two (2) or more services (excluding service trench footage under Rule 16).
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 51853-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47471-E
Rule 15 Sheet 17
DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2861-E Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed Mar 13, 2013
Decision Vice President Effective Apr 12, 2013
17C9 Resolution
J. DEFINITIONS FOR RULE 15 (Continued)
Excavation: All necessary trenching, backfilling, and other digging to install Distribution Line
Extension facilities, including furnishing of any imported backfill material and disposal of soil as
required, surface repair and replacement, landscape repair and replacement.
Feeder Conduit: Conduit for such uses as part of a backbone system to provide for future
anticipated load growth outside the subdivision involved, to provide for future anticipated load
growth in the existing subdivision and the existing subdivisions in close proximity, to balance
loads between substations, to interconnect the service to the subdivision with service to
subsequent developments outside the subdivision, and to provide the flexibility and versatility of
modifying or supplying emergency backup power to the area involved.
Franchise Area: Public streets, roads, highways, and other public ways and places where SCE
has a legal right to occupy under franchise agreements with governmental bodies having
jurisdiction.
Industrial Development: Two (2) or more enterprises engaged in a process which creates a
product or changes material into another form or product and located on a single parcel or on
two (2) or more contiguous parcels of land.
Insignificant Loads: Small operating loads such as gate openers, valve controls, clocks, timing
devices, fire protection equipment, alarm devices, etc.
Intermittent Loads: Loads which, in the opinion of SCE, are subject to discontinuance for a
time or at intervals.
Monthly Ownership Charge: The Monthly Ownership Charge as a percentage rate, is applied
against the remaining refundable balance after twelve (12) months from the date SCE is first
ready to serve. This charge recovers the cost of operating and maintaining customer-financed
facilities that are not fully utilized. The applicable percentage is shown in this Rule, Section E.6.
and includes administrative and general (A&G) expense, Franchise Fees and Uncollectibles
(FF&U), ad valorem tax, insurance, operations and maintenance (O&M) expense, and
replacement for 60 years at no additional cost.
Net Revenue: That portion of the total annual Distribution rate revenues that support SCE’s
Distribution Line and Service Extension costs for applicants requesting line and/or service
extensions and excludes such items as Energy, California Independent System Operator
(CAISO)-Controlled transmission, public purpose programs, revenue cycle services (RCS)
costs, prorated baseline credit, and generation-related administrative and general (A&G) costs.
For residential line extensions, the Net Revenue is calculated based on average residential
distribution revenue per customer, calculated as the total residential distribution revenue divided
by the total number of residential customers.
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47167-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 37283-E
Rule 15 Sheet 18 (T)
DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
18C11 Resolution E-4329
J. DEFINITIONS FOR RULE 15 (Continued)
Permanent Service: Service which, in the opinion of SCE, is of a permanent and established
character. This may be continuous, intermittent, or seasonal in nature.
Pole Line: Poles, cross-arms, insulators, conductors, switches, guy-wires, and other related
equipment used in the construction of an electric overhead line.
Protective Structures: Fences, retaining walls (in lieu of grading), sound barriers, posts, or
barricades and other structures as required by SCE to protect distribution equipment.
Residential Development: Five (5) or more dwelling units in two (2) or more buildings located
on a single parcel of land.
Residential Subdivision: An area of five (5) or more lots for residential dwelling units which
may be identified by filed subdivision plans or an area in which a group of dwellings may be
constructed about the same time, either by a builder or several builders working on a
coordinated basis.
Seasonal Service: Electric service to establishments which are occupied seasonally or
intermittently, such as seasonal resorts, cottages, or other part-time establishments.
Scenic Areas: An area such as a scenic highway, a state or national park or other area
determined by a governmental agency to be of unusual scenic interest to the general public.
Scenic highways are officially designated under the California Scenic Highway Program
established pursuant to Paragraph 320 of the Public Utilities Code and applicable sections of the
Streets and Highway Code. State or national parks or other areas of unusual scenic interest to
the general public are determined by the appropriate governmental agency. "In proximity to"
shall mean within 1,000 feet from each edge of the right-of-way of designated scenic highways
and from the boundaries of designated parks and scenic areas. "Visible from" shall mean that
overhead distribution facilities could be seen by motorists or pedestrians traveling along scenic
highways or visiting parks or scenic areas.
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47168-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 33605-E
Rule 15 Sheet 19 (T)
DISTRIBUTION LINE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
19C10 Resolution E-4329
J. DEFINITIONS FOR RULE 15. (Continued)
Substructures: The surface and subsurface structures which are necessary to contain or
support SCE's electric facilities. This includes, but is not limited to, such things as splice boxes,
pull boxes, equipment vaults and enclosures, foundations or pads for surface-mounted
equipment.
Trenching: See Excavation.
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 24700-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 22993-E
Rule 16 Sheet 1
SERVICE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 1309-E John R. Fielder Date Filed May 4, 1998
Decision 97-12-099 Senior Vice President Effective Jul 1, 1998
1C4 Resolution
Applicability: This rule is applicable to both (1) SCE Service Facilities1 that extend from SCE's
Distribution Line facilities to the Service Delivery Point, and (2) service related equipment required
of Applicant on Applicant's Premises to receive electric service.
A. General
1. Design. SCE will be responsible for planning, designing, and engineering Service
Extensions using SCE's standards for design, materials and construction. Applicant
may elect to design that portion of the new Service Extension normally designed by
SCE in accordance with the applicant design provisions of Rule 15.
2. Service Facilities. SCE's Service Facilities shall consist of (a) primary or secondary
underground or overhead service conductors, (b) poles to support overhead service
conductors, (c) service transformers, (d) SCE-owned Metering equipment, and (e)
other SCE-owned service related equipment.
3. Ownership of Facilities. Service Facilities installed under the provisions of this rule
shall be owned, operated, and maintained by SCE if they are (a) located in the street,
road or Franchise Area of SCE, (b) installed by SCE under section D.2 below on
Applicant's Premises for the purpose of the delivery of electric energy to Applicant, or
(c) installed by Applicant under the provisions of this rule, and conveyed to SCE.
4. Private Lines. SCE shall not be required to connect Service Facilities to or serve any
Applicant from electric facilities that are not owned, operated, and maintained by
SCE.
5. Special or Added Facilities. Any special or added facilities SCE installs at the request
of Applicant, will be installed at Applicant's expense in accordance with Rule 2,
Description of Service.
6. Temporary Service Facilities. Service Facilities installed for temporary service or for
operations of speculative character or questionable permanency shall be made in
accordance with the fundamental installation and ownership provisions of this rule,
except that all charges and refunds shall be made under the provisions of Rule 13,
Temporary Service.
7. Street Lights. Street light services and appurtenant facilities shall be installed in
accordance with the service provisions of the applicable street light schedule.
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1/ Certain words beginning with capital letters are defined either within the provisions of this rule or in Section
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 49672-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 48154-E
Rule 16 Sheet 2
SERVICE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2709-E Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed Mar 12, 2012
Decision 12-01-032 Vice President Effective Sep 13, 2012
2C9 Resolution E-4493
A. General. (Continued)
8. Contracts. Each Applicant requesting service may be required to execute a written
contract(s) prior to SCE performing its work to establish service. Such contract(s)
shall be in the form on file with the California Public Utilities Commission
(Commission).
9. Distribution Line Extensions. Whenever SCE's distribution system is not complete to
the point designated by SCE where the Service Extension is to be connected to
SCE's distribution system, the extension of Distribution Line facilities will be installed
in accordance with Rule 15, Distribution Line Extensions.
10. Rights-of-Way. Rights-of-way or easements may be required by SCE to install
Service Facilities on Applicant's property to serve only Applicant.
a. Service Facilities. If the Service Facilities must cross property owned by a
third party to serve Applicant, SCE may, at its option, install such Service
Facilities after appropriate rights-of-way or easements, satisfactory to SCE,
are obtained without cost to SCE; or
b. Distribution Line Extensions. If SCE's facilities installed on Applicant's
property, or third-party property, will be or are designed to serve adjacent
property, then SCE may, at its option, install its facilities under Rule 15, after
appropriate rights-of-way or easements, satisfactory to SCE, are obtained
without cost to SCE.
c. Clearances. Any necessary rights-of-way or easements for SCE's facilities
shall have provisions to maintain legal clearances from adjacent structures.
11. Access to Applicant's Premises. SCE shall have the right to enter and leave
Applicant's Premises for Non-Emergency purposes connected with the furnishing of
electric service (e.g. meter reading, inspection, testing, routine repairs, replacement,
maintenance, vegetation management, etc.). When necessary, SCE will make prior
arrangements with Applicant for gaining access to Applicant’s Premises. For
Emergency purposes only, SCE may enter Applicant’s Premises at all times, without
notice to Applicant, and may exercise any and all rights secured to it by law, or under
SCE's tariff schedules. These rights include, but are not limited to,
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 48155-E*
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47573-E
24701-E
Rule 16 Sheet 3
SERVICE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2560-E Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed Mar 2, 2011
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 23, 2011
3C15 Resolution E-4367
A. General. (Continued) 11. Access to Applicant's Premises. (Continued) a. The use of a SCE-approved locking device, if Applicant desires to prevent unauthorized access to his/her property containing SCE's facilities, b. Safe and ready access for SCE personnel free from unrestrained animals, c. Unobstructed ready access for SCE's vehicles and equipment to install, remove, repair, or maintain its facilities, and removal of any and all of its property installed on Applicant's Premises after the termination of service. 12. Service Connections. Only personnel duly authorized by SCE are allowed to connect or disconnect service conductors to or from SCE's Distribution Lines, remove meters unless as allowed under Rule 22, Direct Access, remove SCE-owned Service Facilities, or perform any work upon SCE-owned existing facilities. Installation of passive, non-electrically connected monitoring devices on or near the meter by non-SCE personnel is permitted. Customer is fully responsible for damage to SCE Facilities resulting from the installation of such device. SCE may remove such device if the device creates a safety hazard, interferes with meter functionality or meter reading procedures, and/or if it is necessary to permit work upon SCE-owned facilities, including the meter. SCE is not responsible for validating any data produced from these devices. B. Metering Facilities 1. General. a. Meter All Usage. Delivery of all electric power and energy will be metered, unless otherwise provided for by SCE's tariff schedules or by other applicable laws. b. Meter Location. All meters and associated metering equipment shall be located at some protected location on Applicant's Premises as approved by SCE. 2. Number of Meters. Normally only one meter will be installed for a single-family residence or a single non-residential enterprise on a single Premises, except: a. When otherwise required or allowed under SCE's tariff schedules; b. At the option of and as determined by SCE, for its operating convenience, consistent with its engineering design; or c. When required by law or local ordinance. d. When additional services are granted by SCE.
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 24703-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 22996-E
Rule 16 Sheet 4
SERVICE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 1309-E John R. Fielder Date Filed May 4, 1998
Decision Senior Vice President Effective Jul 1, 1998
4C2 Resolution
B. Metering Facilities. (Continued)
2. Number of Meters. (Continued)
A single meter is required for each single enterprise operating in one building or
group of buildings or other development on a single Premises such as, but not limited
to, a commercial business, school campus, industrial manufacturer, or recreational
vehicle park, unless otherwise approved by SCE.
3. Multiple Occupancy. In a building with two or more tenants, or where more than one
meter is furnished on the same Premises, the meters normally shall be grouped at
one central location, or as otherwise specified by SCE, and each meter position or
socket shall be clearly and permanently marked by Applicant, customer, or owner of
the Premises to indicate the particular unit, occupancy, or load supplied by it.
a. Residential. For revenue billing, electric service shall be individually metered
to every residential unit in a residential building or group of buildings or other
development with multiple tenants such as, but not limited to, apartment
buildings, mobile home parks, etc., except as may be specified in Rule 18
and applicable rate schedules.
b. Non-Residential. For revenue billing, electric service shall be individually
metered to each tenant in a non-residential building or group of buildings or
other development on a single Premises with multiple tenants or enterprises
(such as, but not limited to, an office building or shopping center complex).
Alternative metering arrangements as determined by SCE may be allowed
only as specified in Rule 18 and applicable rate schedules.
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 24704-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 22997-E
Rule 16 Sheet 5
SERVICE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 1309-E John R. Fielder Date Filed May 4, 1998
Decision 97-12-098 Senior Vice President Effective Jul 1, 1998
5C2 Resolution
C. Service Extensions.
1. General Location. The location of the Service Extension shall extend:
a. Franchise Area. From the point of connection at the Distribution Line to
Applicant's nearest property line abutting upon any street, highway, road, or
right-of-way, along which it already has, or will install distribution facilities,
and
b. Private Property. On private property, along the shortest, most practical and
available route (clear of obstructions) as necessary to reach a Service
Delivery Point designated by SCE.
2. Number of Service Extensions. SCE will not normally provide more than one Service
Extension, including associated facilities, either overhead or underground for any one
building or group of buildings, for a single enterprise on a single Premises, except:
a. Tariff Schedules. Where otherwise allowed or required under SCE's tariff
schedules; or
b. SCE Convenience. At the option of and as determined by SCE, for its
operating convenience, consistent with its engineering design for different
voltage and phase classification, or when replacing an existing service; or
c. Ordinance. Where required by ordinance or other applicable law, for such
things as fire pumps, fire alarm systems, etc.
d. Other. SCE may charge for additional services provided under this
paragraph, as special or added facilities.
3. Underground Installations. Underground Service Extensions will be installed:
a. Underground Required. Underground Service Extensions (1) shall be
installed where required to comply with applicable tariff schedules, laws,
ordinances, or similar requirements of governmental authorities having
jurisdiction, and (2) may be necessary as determined by SCE where
Applicant's load requires a separate transformer installation of 300 kVa or
greater.
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47169-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 24705-E
Rule 16 Sheet 6
SERVICE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
6C14 Resolution E-4329
C. Service Extensions. (Continued)
3. Underground Installations. (Continued)
b. Underground Optional. An underground Service Extension may be installed
in an area where it is not otherwise required and when requested by
Applicant and agreed upon by SCE.
c. Beginning August 2, 2010, SCE will no longer accept requests under the
Added Facilities provision of Rule 2, Section H, for underground distribution
systems that call for specified pieces of electrical equipment to be installed in
below-ground structures in circumstances where it is technically feasible to
install the equipment above ground. Such requests will no longer be
accepted for situations indicated in c.i., c.ii., and with certain exceptions c.iii.,
below. However, all requests which call for below-ground installations that
are received by SCE prior to August 2, 2010 will be “grandfathered” and not
subject to the provisions of this Rule section. These grandfathered requests
must be approved by SCE for construction by December 3, 2010 and
installed by December 2, 2011.
i. New construction on any property except public property and public
rights-of-way;
ii. Circumstances in which capacity upgrades, conversions, and
relocations are required due to customer-driven renovations of existing
structures or other building activities on any property except public
property and public rights of way resulting in a change of use or
occupancy as defined in state or local law;
iii. Except for situations on a case-by-case basis in which the local
authority and SCE agree to locate Equipment above ground because
the above-ground location is technically feasible for the installation.
For purposes of this provision, specified pieces of equipment include all
primary voltage from 4 kV to 35 kV electrical distribution system equipment
(Equipment), including, but not limited to, transformers, switches and fuses,
capacitors, and junction bars.
“Technically feasible” means that enough space is, or can be made, available
above ground for the electrical distribution Equipment needed for SCE to
serve customers and that other requirements, such as obtaining the required
permits, are met. The required space is defined by existing design standards
within the operation and maintenance requirements that are in compliance
with applicable safety codes and regulations such as CPUC General Order
128.
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Southern California Edison Original Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47170-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 24705-E
Rule 16 Sheet 7 (N)
SERVICE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
7C16 Resolution E-4329
C. Service Extensions. (Continued)
3. Underground Installations. (Continued)
c. (Continued)
Where SCE has existing primary voltage distribution equipment installed in below-
ground structures, the equipment will continue to be operated and maintained
below ground. However, in accordance with Section c.iii., above, where existing
below-ground Equipment must be modified by SCE, above-ground retrofits shall
only occur in circumstances in which capacity upgrades, conversions, and
relocations are required due to customer-driven renovations of existing structures
or other building activities resulting in a change of use or occupancy as defined in
state or local law; or when agreed to by the local authority and SCE on a case-by-
case basis.
Design and installation of any above-ground Equipment shall comply with the
typical installations depicted in SCE’s Above-Ground Equipment Aesthetics
Improvement Manual and SCE’s Distribution Design Manual, as well as land use
laws, including local ordinances respecting matters of public health, safety and
convenience, that are of general applicability to above-ground utility structures
regardless of ownership, to the extent the same would not directly or effectively
require the Equipment to be located underground.
When modifying existing Equipment installed in the above-ground public rights-of-
way, SCE shall comply with local ordinances respecting matters of public health
and safety and convenience, to the extent that the same are of general
applicability to other utility and public works structures or equipment, regardless of
ownership, installed in the public rights of way, do not directly or effectively require
the Equipment to be located underground, or otherwise conflict with the design
standards contained in SCE’s Distribution Design Manual and similar documents.
4. Overhead Installations. Overhead Service Extensions are permitted except under the
circumstances specified in section C.3.a above.
5. Unusual Site Conditions. In cases where Applicant's building is located a considerable
distance from the available Distribution Line or where there is an obstruction or other
deterrent obstacle or hazard such as plowed land, ditches, or inaccessible security
areas between SCE's Distribution Line and Applicant's building or facility to be served
that would prevent SCE from prudently installing, owning, and maintaining its Service
Facilities, SCE may at its discretion, waive the normal Service Delivery Point location.
In such cases, the Service Delivery Point will be at such other location on Applicant's
property as may be mutually agreed upon; or, alternatively, the Service Delivery Point
may be located at or near Applicant's property line as close as practical to the available
Distribution Line.
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H-26
Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47171-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 27144-E*
24705-E
Rule 16 Sheet 8 (T)
SERVICE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
8C16 Resolution E-4329
D. Responsibilities for New Service Extensions
1. Applicant Responsibility. In accordance with SCE's design, specifications, and
requirements for the installation of Service Extensions, subject to SCE's inspection
and approval, Applicant is responsible for:
a. Service Extensions.
(1) Clear Route. Providing (or paying for) a route on any private property
that is clear of obstructions which would inhibit the construction of
either underground or overhead Service Extensions.
(2) Excavation. All necessary trenching, backfilling, and other digging as
required including permit fees.
(3) Conduit and Substructures.
(a) furnishing, installing, owning, and maintaining all Conduits
(including pull wires) and Substructures on Applicant's
Premises.
(b) installing (or paying for) any Conduits and Substructures in
SCE's Franchise Area (or rights-of-way, if applicable) as
necessary to install the Service Extension.
(c) conveying ownership to SCE upon its acceptance of those
Conduits and Substructures not on Applicant's Premises.
(4) Protective Structures. Furnishing, installing, owning, and maintaining
all necessary Protective Structures as specified by SCE for SCE's
facilities on Applicant Premises.
b. Applicant's Facility Design and Operation. Applicant shall be solely
responsible to plan, design, install, own, maintain, and operate facilities and
equipment beyond the Service Delivery Point (except for SCE-owned
metering facilities) in order to properly receive and utilize the type of electric
service available from SCE. Refer to Rule 2 for a description, among other
things, of:
(1) Available service delivery voltages and the technical requirements
and conditions to qualify for them,
(2) Customer utilization voltages,
(3) Load balancing requirements,
(4) Requirements for installing electrical protective devices,
(5) Loads that may cause service interference to others, and
(6) Motor starting limitations.
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H-27
Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47172-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 24707-E
Rule 16 Sheet 9 (T)
SERVICE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
9C11 Resolution E-4329
D. Responsibilities for New Service Extensions. (Continued)
1. Applicant Responsibility. (Continued)
c. Required Service Equipment. Applicant shall, at its sole liability, risk, and
expense, be responsible to furnish, install, own, maintain, inspect, and keep
in good and safe condition, all facilities of any kind or character on Applicant's
Premises that are not the responsibility of SCE but are required by SCE for
Applicant to receive service. Such facilities shall include but are not limited to
the overhead or underground termination equipment, Conduits, service
entrance conductors from the Service Delivery Point to the location of SCE's
metering facilities, connectors, meter sockets, meter and instrument
transformer housing, service switches, circuit breakers, fuses, relays,
wireways, metered conductors, machinery and apparatus of any kind or
character. Detailed information on SCE's service equipment requirements
will be furnished by SCE.
d. Coordination of Electrical Protective Devices. When, as determined by SCE,
Applicant's load is of sufficient size as to require coordination of response
time characteristics between Applicant's electrical protective devices (circuit
breakers, fuses, relays, etc.) and those of SCE, it shall be Applicant's
responsibility to provide such coordination in accordance with Rule 2.
e. Liability. SCE shall incur no liability whatsoever, for any damage, loss or
injury occasioned by:
(1) Applicant-owned equipment or Applicant's transmission and delivery
of energy or,
(2) The negligence, omission of proper protective devices, want of
proper care, or wrongful act of Applicant, or any agents, employees,
or licensees of Applicant, on the part of Applicant in installing,
maintaining, using, operating, or interfering with any such conductors,
lines, machinery, or apparatus.
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H-28
Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47173-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 24708-E
Rule 16 Sheet 10 (T)
SERVICE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
10C11 Resolution E-4329
D. Responsibilities for New Service Extensions. (Continued)
1. Applicant Responsibility. (Continued)
f. Facility Tampering. Applicant shall provide a suitable means acceptable to
SCE for placing its seals on meter rings and covers of service enclosures and
instrument transformer enclosures which protect unmetered energized
conductors installed by Applicant. All SCE-owned meters and enclosure
covers will be sealed only by SCE's authorized employees and such seals
shall be broken only by SCE's authorized employees. However, in an
emergency, SCE may allow a public authority or other appropriate party to
break the seal. Any unauthorized tampering with SCE-owned seals or
connection of Applicant-owned facilities to unmetered conductors at any time
is prohibited and is subject to the provisions of Rule 11 for unauthorized use.
g. Transformer Installations on Applicant's Premises. Transformer installations
on Applicant's Premises shall be as specified by SCE and in accordance with
the following applicable provisions:
(1) Space for Transformers. Applicant shall provide space on
Applicant's Premises at a location approved by SCE for a standard
transformer installation including any necessary switches, capacitors,
and electric protective equipment where required if (a) in an
overhead area, SCE determines that the load to be served is such
that a separate transformer installation, or (b) if SCE determines that
the installation of a padmounted or subsurface transformer of any
size is required on Applicant's Premises to serve only Applicant.
(2) Padmounted Equipment. In SCE's standard installation, Applicant
shall furnish, install, own, and maintain, at its expense, Substructures
and any required Protective Structures as specified by SCE for the
proper installation of the transformer, switches, capacitors, etc. as
determined by SCE.
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H-29
Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47174-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 24709-E
Rule 16 Sheet 11 (T)
SERVICE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
11C11 Resolution E-4329
D. Responsibilities for New Service Extensions. (Continued)
1. Applicant Responsibility. (Continued)
g. Transformer Installations on Applicant's Premises. (Continued)
(3) Single SCE-Owned Customer Substation. When SCE elects for its
operating convenience to supply Applicant from a transmission line
and install a SCE-owned substation on Applicant's Premises,
Applicant shall furnish, install, own and maintain at its expense the
necessary site improvements as specified by SCE for the proper
installation of the transformer. Such improvements shall include but
are not limited to a concrete pad or foundation, grounding system,
fences and gates, access road, grading, and paving as required, etc.
Detailed information on SCE's requirements for a single customer
substation will be furnished by SCE.
(4) Transformer Room or Vault. Where Applicant requests and SCE
approves the installation of the transformer(s) in a vault or room on
Applicant's Premises, rather than SCE's standard padmounted
installation,
(a) The room or vault on Applicant's Premises shall be furnished,
installed, owned, and maintained by Applicant and shall meet
SCE's specifications for such things as access, ventilation,
drainage, grounding system, etc.
(b) If space cannot be provided on Applicant's Premises for the
installation of a transformer on either a pad or in a room or
vault, a vault will be installed at Applicant's expense in the
street near the property line. It shall be Applicant's
responsibility to install (or pay for) such vault if not restricted
by governmental authority having jurisdiction and Applicant
shall convey ownership of the vault to SCE upon its
acceptance. The additional facilities shall be treated as
special or added facilities under the provisions of Rule 2.
If SCE's installed cost for the transformer in the room or vault
is more costly than the standard padmounted transformer
installation, the additional costs shall be paid by Applicant as
special or added facilities.
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H-30
Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47175-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 24710-E
Rule 16 Sheet 12 (T)
SERVICE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
12C11 Resolution E-4329
D. Responsibilities for New Service Extensions. (Continued)
1. Applicant Responsibility. (Continued)
g. Transformer Installations on Applicant's Premises. (Continued)
(5) Transformer Lifting Requirements. Where SCE has installed or
agrees to install, transformers at locations where SCE cannot use its
standard transformer lifting equipment and special lifting facilities are
required to install or remove the transformers on Applicant's
Premises, Applicant shall, at its expense, (a) furnish, install, own, and
maintain permanent lifting facilities and be responsible for lifting the
transformer to and from its permanent position, or (b) provide (or pay
for) portable lifting facilities acceptable to SCE for installing or
removing the transformers. Rights-of-way and space provisions shall
be provided by Applicant such that access and required clearances
from adjacent structures can be maintained. SCE may require a
separate contract for transformer lifting requirements.
(6) Overhead Transformers. In remote areas or in areas not zoned for
residential or commercial use or for underground services,
padmounted transformers are preferred for installation on Applicant's
Premises however, where SCE determines that it is not practical to
install a transformer on a pad, in a room or vault, SCE may furnish a
pole-type structure for an installation not exceeding 500 kVA.
h. Building Code Requirements. Any service equipment and other related
equipment owned by Applicant, as well as any vault, room, enclosure, or
lifting facilities for the installation of transformers shall conform with applicable
laws, codes, and ordinances of all governmental authorities having
jurisdiction.
i. Reasonable Care. Applicant shall exercise reasonable care to prevent SCE's
Service Extension, other SCE facilities, and meters owned by SCE or others
on the Applicant's Premises from being damaged or destroyed, and shall
refrain from interfering with SCE's operation of the facilities and shall notify
SCE of any obvious defect. Applicant may be required to provide and install
suitable mechanical protection (barrier posts, etc.) as required by SCE.
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H-31
Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47176-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 24711-E
Rule 16 Sheet 13 (T)
SERVICE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
13C11 Resolution E-4329
D. Responsibilities for New Service Extensions. (Continued)
2. SCE Responsibility.
a. Service, Meter, and Transformer. SCE will furnish, install, own, and maintain
the following Service Facilities as applicable after Applicant meets all
requirements to receive service:
(1) Underground Service. A set of service conductors to supply
permanent service from the Distribution Line source to the Service
Delivery Point approved by SCE.
(2) Riser Materials. Any necessary pole riser material for connecting
underground services to an overhead Distribution Line.
(3) Overhead Service. A set of overhead service conductors and
support poles to supply permanent service from a Distribution Line
source to a suitable support at the Service Delivery Point approved
by SCE. Such support shall be of a type and located such that
service wires may be installed in accordance with good engineering
practice and in compliance with all applicable laws, ordinances, rules,
and regulations including those governing clearances and points of
attachment.
(4) Metering. When the meter is owned by SCE, SCE will be
responsible for the necessary instrument transformers where
required, test facilities, meters, associated metering equipment, and
the metering enclosures when SCE elects to locate metering
equipment at a point that is not accessible to Applicant.
(5) Transformer. The transformer where required, including any
necessary switches, capacitors, electrical protective equipment, etc.
When either a padmounted or overhead transformer is installed on
Applicant's Premises, the Service Extension shall include the primary
conductors from the connection point at the distribution supply line to
the transformer and the secondary conductors, if any, from the
transformer to the Service Delivery Point.
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H-32
Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47177-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 33962-E
Rule 16 Sheet 14 (T)
SERVICE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
14C11 Resolution E-4329
D. Responsibilities for New Service Extensions. (Continued)
2. SCE Responsibility. (Continued)
b. Special Conduit Installations. SCE shall own and maintain service Conduits
only if: (1) they are located in the same trench with distribution facilities, and
(2) when it is necessary to locate Conduits on property other than that owned
by Applicant, as determined by SCE, or as may be required by local
authorities.
c. Cable-In-Conduit. In those cases where SCE had elected to install
conductors using pre-assembled cable-in-conduit (CIC), the conduit portion
will be considered a part of the conductor installation provided by SCE.
d. Government Inspection. SCE will establish electric service to Applicant
following notice from the governmental authority having jurisdiction that the
Applicant-owned facilities have been installed and inspected in accordance
with any applicable laws, codes, ordinances, rules, or regulations, and are
safe to energize.
3. Installation Options.
a. SCE-Performed Work. Where requested by Applicant and mutually agreed
upon, SCE may perform that portion of the new Service Extension work
normally the responsibility of Applicant according to Section D.1 above
provided Applicant pays SCE its estimated installed cost.
b. Applicant-Performed Work. Under competitive bidding, the applicant may
install that portion of the new Service Extension normally installed and owned
by SCE in accordance with the same provisions outlined in Rule 15.
E. Allowances and Payments by Applicant
1. Allowances. The allowance for Distribution Line Extensions, Service Extensions, or a
combination thereof, for Permanent Residential and Non-Residential service is
determined by SCE in accordance with the provisions of Rule 15, Section C. The
allowance will first be applied to the Service Extension. Any excess allowance will be
applied to the Distribution Line Extension, in accordance with Rule 15, to which the
Service Extension is connected.
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H-33
Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47178-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 33963-E
Rule 16 Sheet 15 (T)
SERVICE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
15C10 Resolution E-4329
E. Allowances and Payments by Applicant. (Continued)
2. Seasonal, Intermittent, Emergency and Insignificant Loads. When an Applicant
requests service that requires a Service Extension to serve loads that are Seasonal
or Intermittent, the allowance for such loads shall be determined using the formula in
Rule 15. No allowance will be provided where service is used only for emergency
purposes, or for Insignificant Loads.
3. Payments. Applicant is responsible to pay SCE the following non-refundable costs as
applicable under this rule and in advance of SCE commencing its work:
a. Pole Riser. SCE's estimated installed costs of any riser materials on its
poles.
b. Excess Service. SCE's total estimated installed cost (including appurtenant
facilities, such as connectors, service conductors, service transformers, and
metering equipment) in excess of the allowance.
c. Tax. Any payments or contribution of facilities by Applicant are taxable
Contributions in Aid of Construction (CIAC) and shall include an Income Tax
Component of Contribution (ITCC) for state and federal tax at the rate
provided in SCE's Preliminary Statement.
d. Other. SCE's total estimated installed cost for any work it performs that is
Applicant's responsibility or performs for the convenience of Applicant.
F. Existing Service Facilities.
1. Service Reinforcement
a. SCE Owned. When SCE determines that its existing Service Facilities
require replacement, the existing Service Facilities shall be replaced as a
new Service Extension under the provisions of this rule.
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47179-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 24714-E
Rule 16 Sheet 16 (T)
SERVICE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
16C9 Resolution E-4329
F. Existing Service Facilities. (Continued)
1. Service Reinforcement. (Continued)
b. Applicant-Owned. When SCE determines that existing Applicant-owned
service facilities (installed under a prior rule) require replacement, such
replacement shall be accomplished under the provisions for a new Service
Extension, except that if SCE determines that any portion of Applicant's
existing service conductors can be utilized by SCE, Applicant will convey any
such usable part to SCE and an appropriate credit by SCE may be allowed to
Applicant.
Applicant will replace or reinforce that portion of the Service Extension which
Applicant will continue to own under the provisions of this rule for new
services.
2. Service Relocation or Rearrangement.
a. SCE Convenience. When, in the judgment of SCE, the relocation or
rearrangement of a service, including SCE-owned transformers, is necessary
for the maintenance of adequate service or for the operating convenience of
SCE, SCE normally will perform such work at its own expense, except as
provided in Sections F.2.b. and F.5.
b. Applicant Convenience. Any relocation or rearrangement of SCE's existing
Service Facilities at the request of Applicant (aesthetics, building additions,
remodeling, etc.) and agreed upon by SCE shall be performed in accordance
with Section D above except that Applicant shall pay SCE its total estimated
costs.
In all instances, SCE shall abandon or remove its existing facilities, at the
option of SCE, rendered idle by the relocation or rearrangement.
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47180-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 24715-E
Rule 16 Sheet 17 (T)
SERVICE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2334-E-B Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed May 28, 2010
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 21, 2010
17C9 Resolution E-4329
F. Existing Service Facilities. (Continued)
3. Impaired Access and Clearances. Whenever SCE determines that:
a. Access. Its existing Service Facilities have become inaccessible for
inspecting, operating, maintenance, meter reading, or testing, or
b. Clearances. A hazardous condition exists or any of the required clearances
between the existing Service Facilities and any object becomes impaired
under any applicable laws, ordinances, rules, or regulations of SCE or public
authorities, then the following applies
c. Corrective Action. Applicant or owner shall, at Applicant's or owner's
expense, either correct the access or clearance infractions or pay SCE its
total estimated cost to relocate its facilities to a new location which is
acceptable to SCE. Applicant or owner shall also be responsible for the
expense to relocate any equipment which Applicant owns and maintains.
Failure to comply with corrective measures within a reasonable time may
result in discontinuance of service.
4. Overhead to Underground Service Conversions.
a. Rule 20. Where an existing overhead Distribution Line is replaced by an
underground distribution system in accordance with Rule 20, Replacement of
Overhead With Underground Electric Facilities, new underground services
will be installed under Rule 16, Service Extensions.
b. Applicant's Convenience. Where overhead services are replaced by
underground services for Applicant's convenience, Applicant shall perform all
Excavation, furnish and install all Substructures, and pay SCE its total
estimated installed cost to complete the new service and remove the
overhead facilities.
5. Damaged Facilities. When SCE's facilities are damaged by others, the repair will be
made by SCE at the expense of the party responsible for the damage. Applicants are
responsible for repairing their own facilities.
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 48156-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47181-E
Rule 16 Sheet 18
SERVICE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2560-E Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed Mar 2, 2011
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 23, 2011
18C11 Resolution E-4367
F. Existing Service Facilities. (Continued) 6. Subdivision of Premises. When SCE's Service Facilities are located on private property and such private property is subsequently subdivided into separate Premises with ownership divested to other than Applicant or customer, the subdivider is required to provide SCE with adequate rights-of-way satisfactory to SCE for its existing facilities and to notify property owners of the subdivided Premises of the existence of the rights-of-way. When adequate rights-of-way are not granted as a result of the property subdivision, SCE shall have the right, upon written notice to Applicant, to discontinue service without obligation or liability. The existing owner, Applicant, or customer shall pay to SCE the total estimated cost of any required relocation or removal of SCE's facilities. A new electric service will be re-established in accordance with the provisions of Section D above for new service and the provisions of any other applicable SCE rules. G. Exceptional Cases. When the application of this rule appears impractical or unjust to either party, or ratepayers, SCE or Applicant may refer the matter to the Commission for a special ruling or for approval of special conditions which may be mutually agreed upon. H. Definitions for Rule 16. Applicant: A person or agency requesting SCE to supply electric service. Conduit: Ducts, pipes, or tubes of certain metals, plastics or other materials acceptable to SCE (including pull wires and concrete encasement where required) for the installation and protection of electric wires and cables. Distribution Lines: SCE's overhead and underground facilities which are operated at distribution voltages as set forth in SCE's Rule 2 and which are designed to supply two (2) or more services. Emergency: Whenever, in SCE’s discretion, a condition exists, that, if left uncorrected, could result in harm to personnel, damage to equipment, loss of system integrity or when any other hazardous condition exists or whenever access is necessary for emergency service restoration, and such immediate action is necessary to protect persons, SCE’s facilities or property of others from damage, or due to the failure of a protective device to operate properly, or a malfunction of any electrical system equipment or a component part thereof. Excavation: All necessary trenching, backfilling, and other digging as required to install Service Extensions including furnishing of any imported backfill material, concrete encasement to protect conduit, and disposal of spoil as required, surface repair and replacement, landscape repair and replacement.
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Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 48157-E
Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 47182-E
Rule 16 Sheet 19
SERVICE EXTENSIONS
(Continued)
(To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC)
Advice 2560-E Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed Mar 2, 2011
Decision Vice President Effective Jun 23, 2011
19C10 Resolution E-4367
H. Definitions for Rule 16. (Continued) Franchise Area: Public streets, roads, highways, and other public ways and places where SCE has a legal right to occupy under franchise agreements with governmental bodies having jurisdiction. Insignificant Loads: Small operating loads such as gate openers, valve controls, clocks, timing devices, fire protection equipment, alarm devices, etc. Intermittent Loads: Loads which, in the opinion of SCE, are subject to discontinuance for a time or at intervals. Non-Emergency: Conditions or situations that are not Emergencies, including but not limited to metering reading, inspection, testing, routine repairs, replacement, and maintenance. Premises: All of the real property and apparatus employed in a single enterprise on an integral parcel of land undivided, excepting in the case of industrial, agricultural, oil field, resort enterprises, and public or quasi-public institutions, by a dedicated street, highway or public thoroughfare or a railway. Automobile parking lots constituting a part of and adjacent to a single enterprise may be separated by an alley from the remainder of the Premises served. Protective Structures: Fences, retaining walls (in lieu of grading), sound barriers, posts, barricades and other structures as required by SCE. Seasonal Service: Electric service to establishments which are occupied seasonally or intermittently, such as seasonal resorts, cottages, or other part-time establishments. Service Delivery Point: Where SCE's Service Facilities are connected to either Applicant's conductors or other service termination facility designated and approved by SCE. Service Extension: The overhead and underground primary or secondary facilities (including, but not limited to SCE-owned Service Facilities and Applicant-owned service facilities) extending from the point of connection at the Distribution Line to the Service Delivery Point. When an underground Service Extension is supplied from a SCE-designated overhead pole, the beginning point of connection to SCE's Distribution Line shall be where the Service Extension is connected to SCE's overhead Distribution Line conductors. Substructures: The surface and subsurface structures which are necessary to contain or support SCE's electric facilities. This includes but is not limited to splice boxes, pull boxes, equipment vaults and enclosures, foundations or pads for surface-mounted equipment. Unsafe Operating Conditions: Conditions that, if left uncorrected, could result in harm to personnel, damage to equipment, and/or loss of system integrity or operation.
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