Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 38 - PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATION
Chapter 38.5 - UTILITY DIVISION
Subchapter 38.5.10 - Service Requirements
Rule 38.5.1002 - UNDERGROUNDING OF ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION LINES IN NEW SUBDIVISIONS
Current through Register Vol. 24, December 20, 2024
(1) Section 69-4-102, MCA, requires a public utility furnishing electricity to install underground distribution lines in new subdivisions of five or more consumer units when undergrounding is technically and economically feasible.
(2) As used in this rule, "technically feasible" means that the trench through which the underground lines would run could be excavated by a conventional backhoe or trencher, with no blasting and minimal use of jackhammers or like equipment required, and the consumer unit is situated on a lot or parcel not larger than five acres.
(3) As used in this section, "economically feasible" means:
(4) As used in the preceding subsection, "unit" means a residence or commercial structure in a new subdivision, as defined in 69-4-102, MCA, and "distribution lines" mean all electrical lines in the subdivision used for the conveyance of electricity from a bulk power source to the consumer.
69-4-102(3), MCA; IMP, 69-4-102, MCA;
