outside feeders

[texie]

The installation the OP describes of the POCO requiring the service point at the property edge and also requiring the service disconnect at the same location is a very common practice in many rural areas.

In many cases the POCO is a rural COOP that also supplies the meter/main combo and, while a 400 amp single main breaker/meter combo is made, most often it is a 2, 200 arrangement that they insist on installing. Of course if you need both feeders going to the same building this is an issue with 225.30. I know a number of AHJs that are OK with this, even though it violates 225.30, as long as 2 discos are installed side by side at the building.

Believe it or not, I have seen on more than 1 occasion, where an electrician took the 2, 200 amp feeders and connected them to a single 400 amp breaker at the building and claiming it is a parallel 400 amp feeder in an effort to comply with 225.30.:happysad: Talk about a scary dangerous arrangement.

 

[electrofelon]

The installation the OP describes of the POCO requiring the service point at the property edge and also requiring the service disconnect at the same location is a very common practice in many rural areas.

That is silly and I dont see the point (not saying you are full of it or anything, just wonder what their reasoning is). They could require a meter with lever/block/horn bypass so they can remove the meter without load on it. Utilities are weird. That rule makes for an expensive 400 amp service with full NEC compliance.

Around here I would use a class 320 meter socket, and utilize the exception mentioned for multiple sets of service entrance conductors, to two 200A grouped main breaker panels.

 

[JDB3]

The utility company does provide a 320 amp meter socket at the road.