Maine LD1535 mandates permits for electrical service upgrades to 300 amperes or more in residential buildings and requires utilities to report.
Maine LD1535 introduces a permit requirement for the installation or upgrade of electrical service to a total of 300 amperes or more in a residential building. The permit must be applied for by the person performing the work, either to a municipal or state electrical inspector. Additionally, the bill mandates that transmission and distribution electric utilities report to municipal officials whenever they detect suspicious power use, such as a 300-ampere or more service installation, transformer malfunctions, or a month-to-month power consumption increase exceeding 500%.
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