I do not have the code book here at the moment.. but was able to obtain an explanation yet another section of the nec states that the main service panel or first disconnect at the service entrance should only be bonded.. so now im still confused.. any panel that branches off the main shouldn't be bonded?
Let's say I had 14 sub panels (branches?) 60 amps 3 phase each in separate buildings.. all fed off a 42 space panel the neutral or ground as far as I read should not be bonded.. while they will be metered but not by the poco.. picture me like a monkey learning to talk.. lol when explained..
Everything boils down to ohms law, and sadly, the code does not acknowledge, understand or even give lip service the 3rd pillar or leg of the stool.
The neutral like all conductors has Z. Z results in voltage drop. Bonding the neutral to ground after the first disconnect puts current onto the protective system since current takes all paths. Because the protective system also has impedance, differences of voltage occur between all objects directly or indirectly in contact with the protective system.
Further, the division of current results in net current, where for example, a hot wire might carry 10 amps but a neutral and conduit only 2.5 amps. This results in inductive heating and high EMFs, both problems onto themselves.