The purpose of these requirements is to assist you and your contractor in obtaining electrical service for your residence. It describes the work SVEC will do and the work SVEC requires all members to do for electrical service. Following these guidelines and procedures allows SVEC to provide electric service in a cost effective and timely manner.

It is the customer’s responsibility to contact the local building inspector for specifics and to comply with all Federal, State and local wiring codes.

Some of the requirements described here in are necessarily broad to cover a wide range of conditions. For answers to more specific questions or concerns, please contact our Operations Manager at 530-233-3511.

These requirements describe only the wires and equipment typically installed on your property. If your residence is located farther than about 200 feet from an existing SVEC line, a primary or high voltage line extension may also be needed. If a primary extension is required SVEC will discuss the details with you.

Should SVEC be required to install facilities across properties other than your own, right-of-way for these facilities must be obtained. SVEC will obtain right-of-way on public lands, such as the Forest Service, and requires that you obtain right-of-way for private land. If this is necessary SVEC will discuss the details with you.

It is the customer’s responsibility to acquire all of the necessary permits and inspections from the appropriate agency's involved.

For residential construction in Modoc or Lassen Counties, the county building codes require that you have a well and septic system on your property prior to the installation of electrical power.

It is recommended that you hire a qualified electrical contractor, familiar with the applicable building codes to do the wiring for you.