Billy R
New member
- Location
- North Carolina
I am having a debate with an AHJ about 230.2(C)(1). I have a muti-family building and when the service load is calculated I have approximately 3,600 amps (208V 3ph). Our design intent is to provide four meter centers (four seperate services) located around the building, each meter center is 800 - 1000 amps. In addition there is a 1200 amp house service to handle all of the common areas and an internal clubhouse. The AHJ is telling me that I'm only allowed one additional service and my argument is that this section says "additonal services" are allowed when the calculated service load is over 2000 amps at 600 volts or less. So under his opinion I could only serve the building with say two 1800 amp services or some combination of two services that gets me my amperage needed. Our intent of splitting the meter centers into four is primarily due to voltage drop issues which this AHJ has accepted in the past, but my question to all is about his interpretation of this section and that I'm only allowed "one" additional service. He is telling me that this section of the code is intended to tell me that I'm allowed one additional service for every multiple of 2000 amps. I have not run into this in any jurisdiction but he is standing firm by this interpretation.