200 Amp/480 Volt Panel Service

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General Information

No meter base or entrance should be installed before a Kankakee Valley REMC (KV REMC) engineer has checked the proposed location.

This application will work for 480 Volt (V) service where the total amperage demand does not exceed 200 amps. When 200 amps or more, a CT cabinet is required.

Member to bury wire from panel to pole with 40 feet at base of pole to connect to transformers.

Diagram of panel service showing main disconnect, meter base (furnished by KV REMC) installed 5 feet above finished grade by electrician, non-fusible 480 volt safety switch, weatherproof busing and locknuts at all connections. Ground wire shall be ½ inch conduit up to meter base using #4 copper as the conductor. 2 ⅝-inch by 10-foot copper ground rods spaced 6 feet apart. Ground wire shall be in ½ inch conduit up to meter base using #4 copper as the conductor.