New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE
Chapter II - ELECTRIC UTILITIES
Subchapter A - Service
Part 101 - Underground Electric Facility Construction
Section 101.2 - Clearance requirements of new underground electric facilities from gas and liquid petroleum pipelines
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 12, March 26, 2025
(a) All new subsurface electric facilities shall be constructed with a standard minimum clearance of 12 inches from gas transmission facilities.
(b) All new subsurface electric facilities shall be constructed with a standard minimum clearance of six inches from gas distribution facilities.
(c) All new subsurface electric facilities shall be constructed with a standard minimum clearance of 12 inches from liquid petroleum pipelines.
(d) The standard minimum clearances specified in subdivisions (a), (b) and (c) of this section, when not obtainable through practical means, may be reduced to an absolute minimum of four inches, provided that such reduction is agreeable to all companies involved and that protective materials suitable to all companies are placed between the power and gas or liquid petroleum facilities for the entire length of such reduced clearances.
(e) The standard minimum clearance for underground service laterals shall be four inches from the gas service pipeline. If it is not practical to achieve this clearance, it may be reduced to an absolute minimum of two inches provided that all companies involved agree to the reduction and that suitable protective materials are placed between the gas and power facilities for the entire length of the reduced clearances.
