Bjenks
Senior Member
- Location
- East Coast of FL
I was looking at the updated rules in 2008 for 230.82(3) and noticed they added the meter disconnect switch must be capable of interrupting the load and able to handle the short-circuit current. I am trying to decide if capable of interrupting the load served means a switch or OCPD. I ask this as by definition a switch is an interrupting device so I am thinking they mean OCPD. Then I did some searches online for different utility requirements and some say you must put a fuse in the enclosure and other such as my local utility FPL as shown below say you can't (document below is dated 2007 and in error says 480V to ground instead of 277V).
http://www.fpl.com/doingbusiness/builder/pdf/Ess6MeterEquip.pdf
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FPL
On all self-contained, metered installations where the service voltage is 480V to ground (320 amperes or less, 2 wire), a non-automatic disconnect device shall be provided and installed by the Customer on the line side of each individual meter. For meter centers, there shall be one disconnect device on the line side of each meter. The disconnect device shall be lockable or
sealable by FPL and adjacent to each meter. The Customer-owned non-automatic (no overcurrent protection) disconnect device ampacity must meet all NEC Guidelines.
I want to call FPL, but I want to go to you guys first on what interrupting the load served really means to you.
http://www.fpl.com/doingbusiness/builder/pdf/Ess6MeterEquip.pdf
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FPL
On all self-contained, metered installations where the service voltage is 480V to ground (320 amperes or less, 2 wire), a non-automatic disconnect device shall be provided and installed by the Customer on the line side of each individual meter. For meter centers, there shall be one disconnect device on the line side of each meter. The disconnect device shall be lockable or
sealable by FPL and adjacent to each meter. The Customer-owned non-automatic (no overcurrent protection) disconnect device ampacity must meet all NEC Guidelines.
I want to call FPL, but I want to go to you guys first on what interrupting the load served really means to you.