Feeding 2 structures off a single 200 amp meter

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Eric23

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Hi everyone,
I have an existing 200 meter mounted on a customer owned pole sitting in between two structures, a barn, and a house. The pole is roughly 70 feet from each building. Originally there were two over head drops coming off the same meter going to each building. The house was recently updated and the new service is going to be underground from the customer owned pole. We have to upgrade the meter pan to a meter/disconnect combo and my question is does anyone make a 200 amp meter disconnect combo that can be mounted on a pole that has sub feed lugs ? In other words is there a meter pan with 200 amp disconnect that allows me to run back up the pole and feed the over head to the barn and also come out the bottom to feed the underground to the house ? If not is there a recommendation on how to do it without adding a pad or pedestals ? I would like to not have to redo the overhead going to the barn....
 
You may have to get something with a few breaker spaces as well as the feed-thru lugs

Also would need to make sure if it's 4 or 5 jaws

Here's an Eaton part #
MBT48B200BTS

Just as an example, may not be the exact one you need
 
Does the POCO install and/or maintain the equipment on said pole? Around here the rural POCO's typically do even though customer may pay for initial install of pole and the meter/disconnect. Our state AHJ treats what we connect to this as service conductors, and for good reason. These have been known to be updated or replaced by POCO with ones with no overcurrent protection at times, or vice versa.

If it is totally customer owned and maintained then NEC applies and 230.40 doesn't allow this.

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You would need a service disconnect and then run feeders to the multiple structures, though exception 3 may allow this if it is just a one family dwelling and one additional building, guess it depends on whether the AHJ considers a barn as accessory structure to the dwelling in that case.

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I agree with Kwired 230.40 exception 3 is the way to do this. No disconnect at the meter, meter only and service conductors going to each structure. Also a class 320 socket works out nice in this case because of the dual lugs. If using a regular 200 amp socket, probably going to need to put some sort of junction box under it to make the splices.
 
James L said:
You may have to get something with a few breaker spaces as well as the feed-thru lugs

Also would need to make sure if it's 4 or 5 jaws

Here's an Eaton part #
MBT48B200BTS

Just as an example, may not be the exact one you need
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That's what I was thinking, if the OP doesn't want to go with the 230.40 ex #3 idea: just use a meter main with spaces and feed through lugs, the feed through lugs could feed the house and then just use up to a 125 amp Branch breaker to feed the barn.
 
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