NEC 250.110.

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Andy1099

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Ten feeders from a meter pack (125 amp each) nipple into a gutter (10 separate PVC nipples) below the meter and then to PVC underground runs to feed the various units. The gutter is required to be “connected to an equipment grounding conductor.” NEC 250.110. Does the EGC from each feeder have to be attached to the gutter or just one? The code say “an” which I take to mean one. :?
 
Are the EGC's within each of the feeders spliced within the gutter? If not then one. IMO even if they were spliced you would only need one but others may have a different opinion.
 
Ten feeders from a meter pack (125 amp each) nipple into a gutter (10 separate PVC nipples) below the meter and then to PVC underground runs to feed the various units. The gutter is required to be “connected to an equipment grounding conductor.” NEC 250.110. Does the EGC from each feeder have to be attached to the gutter or just one? The code say “an” which I take to mean one. :?
With PVC nipples in and PVC conduits out, you are required to run wire type EGC's in each. However, assuming no circuit conductors are spliced in the gutter, none of those EGC's are required to be bonded to the gutter...

...but as you say, the gutter, assuming it is metallic, is required to be bonded. You only need one of the EGC's to do that (largest if there is a largest and I'd use a feed-through mechanical lug to do that without splicing the EGC), but you can also run a separate EBJ from the meter pack enclosure through any one of the nipples (provided you don't exceed fill).
 
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