Exterior Light pole (steel or Aluminum) grounding
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Often speced, but not required.
250.32 Buildings or Structures Supplied by a Feeder(s)
or Branch Circuit(s).
Exception: A grounding electrode shall not be required
where only a single branch circuit, including a multiwire
branch circuit, supplies the building or structure and the
branch circuit includes an equipment grounding conductor
for grounding the normally non?current-carrying metal
parts of equipment.
250.32 Buildings or Structures Supplied by a Feeder(s)
or Branch Circuit(s).
Exception: A grounding electrode shall not be required
where only a single branch circuit, including a multiwire
branch circuit, supplies the building or structure and the
branch circuit includes an equipment grounding conductor
for grounding the normally non?current-carrying metal
parts of equipment.
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- Bremerton, Washington
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- Master Electrician
250.32 is not quite the correct code section, but I can see how it could be applied.
A pole is a structure, every structure requires a disconnect, with an exception for luminaire poles. The rule in 250.32 can't be applied to any structures but dwelling units as 225 requires a disconnect for all feeders to a structure, except for dwelling unit outbuildings.
Ground rods at lighting poles are called auxiliary electrodes, no rule requiring them, we often see them installed because: the specs require, the engineer requires, the last job required, or I think its a good idea.
A pole is a structure, every structure requires a disconnect, with an exception for luminaire poles. The rule in 250.32 can't be applied to any structures but dwelling units as 225 requires a disconnect for all feeders to a structure, except for dwelling unit outbuildings.
Ground rods at lighting poles are called auxiliary electrodes, no rule requiring them, we often see them installed because: the specs require, the engineer requires, the last job required, or I think its a good idea.
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