paawwlwall
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I am working on a project and need a little help. Here is a little background information.
I have an existing building that was originally built into 16 separate bays so that each bay could be a separate tenant. The new owner has now combined all but 2 of these individual spaces into one large area (at different phases). The original design has the secondary feed from the utility transformer hitting a 1600A main disconnect then going into a meter bank of 16 meters then going to each panel in every bay. (Each bay has its own 225A panel).
During the first 2 phases of the project we activated 3 meters and 3 panels. The new project is finishing out 7 more "bays". The electric company is charging a separate fee each month for every meter. The owner would like to install a new large meter so that he only has one meter not 5 individual meters, basically he wants to eliminate the monthly fees for every meter.
I have tried to find a meter base/socket that will be large enough to handle the 8 individual panels with no luck. Is what the owner wanting to do possible/allowed in code. I have thought about some sort of transformer meter but with the other to tenants in the building it would be difficult to keep it separate. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks for the help
I have an existing building that was originally built into 16 separate bays so that each bay could be a separate tenant. The new owner has now combined all but 2 of these individual spaces into one large area (at different phases). The original design has the secondary feed from the utility transformer hitting a 1600A main disconnect then going into a meter bank of 16 meters then going to each panel in every bay. (Each bay has its own 225A panel).
During the first 2 phases of the project we activated 3 meters and 3 panels. The new project is finishing out 7 more "bays". The electric company is charging a separate fee each month for every meter. The owner would like to install a new large meter so that he only has one meter not 5 individual meters, basically he wants to eliminate the monthly fees for every meter.
I have tried to find a meter base/socket that will be large enough to handle the 8 individual panels with no luck. Is what the owner wanting to do possible/allowed in code. I have thought about some sort of transformer meter but with the other to tenants in the building it would be difficult to keep it separate. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks for the help