CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF N.Y., INC.

4 IRVING PLACE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10003

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING - ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SECTION

SPECIFICATION EO-4035
REVISION 11
MARCH, 2004

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF

EQUIPMENT ON HIGH TENSION CUSTOMER'S PREMISES

FILE: SYSTEM OPERATION STANDARDS

MANUAL NO. 5
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Paragraph Description

1.0 PURPOSE

2.0 APPLICATION

3.0 DEFINITIONS

3.1 Customer and Company

3.2 High Tension Equipment
3.3 Company Representatives

4.0 GENERAL

4.1 Service Conductor: Underground

4.2 Service Conductor: Overhead
4.3 Service From a Company Substation Bus

5.0 COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMPANY

5.1 Delegation of Authority - D.O & G.O.S

5.2 Emergency Telephone Communication
5.3 Non Emergency Communication
5.4 Access to High Tension Equipment

6.0 OPERATION

6.1 Normal Switching Operation

6.2 Company Feeder Grounding
6.3 Emergency Operation
6.4 Relay Targets and Operating Logs
6.5 Switching - Service Interrupted
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Paragraph Description

7.0 SCHEDULED WORK

7.1 Customer Requests

7.2 Company Feeder Work
7.3 Company High Potential Tests
7.4 Service or Hi-pot Failures

8.0 CHANGES IN THE CUSTOMER'S SERVICE

8.1 Proposed Changes

8.2 Load Changes
8.3 S.C. Currents & Relay/Fuse Changes
9.0 PROTECTION FOR WORK ON H.T. EQUIPMENT
9.1 Protection
9.2 Short-Circuiting and Grounding
10.0 WORK PERMITS
10.1 Work Permits (Green Sheets)
10.2 Project Scope
10.3 Work Completion
10.4 Visual Inspection
10.5 Customer Responsibility
10.6 Emergency Re-energization
11.0 TESTS ON CUSTOMER PREMISES IN PREPARATION
FOR RESTORING EQUIPMENT TO SERVICE
11.1 Phasing Test
11.2 High Potential Proof Testing
11.3 Purpose of High Pot. Testing
11.4 Other Customer Equipment
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Paragraph Description

12.0 MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT

12.1 Customer Maintenance
12.2 Customer Visual Inspection
12.3 Customer Site Requirements
13.0 CUSTOMER MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
13.1 High Tension Circuit Breakers
13.2 Breaker Inspect'n After Operation
13.3 Relays & Associated Equipment
13.4 Relay Trip Coils & Control Wiring
13.5 Wet Cell Batteries and Chargers
13.6 Dry Cell Batteries
13.7 Power Transformers
13.8 Instrument Transformers
13.9 Potheads & Interlocks
13.10 Oil Tests

14.0 MAINTENANCE OF COMPANY OWNED EQUIPMENT

14.1 Metering Transformers
15.0 REFERENCE SPECIFICATIONS & DOCUMENTS
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1.0 PURPOSE

The purpose of this specification is to outline the general operating and maintenance
requirements for Customer's high tension cable and equipment connected beyond the
point of termination of the Consolidated Edison Company's electric service.

2.0 APPLICATION

All Customer Service Departments and High Tension Customers.

3.0 DEFINITIONS

3.1 Customer and Company - For future reference throughout this specification, the
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. is referred to as the "Company." All
reference to "Customer" shall refer to the owner of the installation as defined in the
appropriate high tension DE Specification.

3.2 High Tension Equipment - High tension equipment includes all cables, wires,
buses, instrument transformers and other equipment operating at 600 volts or higher.

3.3 Company Representatives - Company Representatives frequently involved with

high tension installations are; the District Operator (D.O.), the Customer Service Control
Center General Operating Supervisor (G.O.S.), the Customer Project Manager (CPM),
and Field Operations (F.O.D.).

4.0 GENERAL

4.1 Service Conductor: Underground - The Company's service, in a duct or direct

buried cable terminates at the property line or property line manhole unless, the section
of Company cable can be installed in one continuous pull from the street. Where the
section of cable is spliced to cable extending into the premises, access to the splice box,
buried splice or property line manhole shall be provided. Where the section of cable
terminates at a pothead, the Company's service does not include the pothead.

4.2 Service Conductor: Overhead - Where the service is overhead, the Company's
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4.0 GENERAL (continued)

service terminates at the first pole or support structure on the Customer's premises

Note: Paragraph 4.1 and 4.2 – If field conditions preclude the installation of a suitable
property line structure, the Customer shall provide a suitable splice chamber or cubicle
for the purpose of splicing between Company and Customer cables.

4.3 Service from a Company Substation Bus – Where the service to a Customer is
supplied from a Company substation located adjacent to the Customer’s premises, the
Company’s service terminates with the links in the throat connection to the Customer’s
bus.

5.0 COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMPANY

5.1 Delegation of Authority – D.O. and G.O.S. – The D.O. shall have the operating
jurisdiction for Customers supplied from the underground feeders. The G.O.S. shall have
the operating jurisdiction for Customers supplied from overhead feeders.

5.2 Emergency Telephone Communication – Communication regarding

EMERGENCY operation of the Company’s feeders and the Customer maintained
equipment energized directly from these feeders shall be between the D.O. or the G.O.S.
and the Customer. The Customers shall be advised as to whom they shall call in an
emergency. The D.O and the G.O.S. may be reached as follows:
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5.0 COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMPANY (continued)

DISTRICT OPERATION G.O.S

EMERGENCY TELEPHONE EMERGENCY TELEPHONE
SERVICE SERVICE

BROOKLYN 212-580-6749 718-802-5158

QUEENS 212-580-6749 718-830-8605

MANHATTAN 212-580-6750 212-576-3352

The BRONX 212-580-6750 718-904-4572

STATEN ISLAND 212-580-6753 718-390-6206

WESTCHESTER 212-580-6753 914-925-6221

5.3 Non Emergency Communication - The Customer shall contact the Customer
Project Manager (Energy Services Department).

5.4 Access to High Tension Equipment - Company employees bearing Company

identification cards and authorized representatives of the Customer shall be allowed
access to vaults, rooms, manholes, or enclosures containing high tension equipment. The
Customer's high tension service equipment shall be accessible to Company employees
AT ALL TIMES (the Customer is required to furnish the Company's representative with
an updated telephone listing of their person(s) responsible for access).

6.0 OPERATION

6.1 Normal Switching Operation - Normal switching operations for Customer work
directly associated with Company feeders shall be arranged by the Customer through the
Company's CPM. The Customer’s request will be forwarded to the appropriate
department within the Company for action. The Energy Services Department shall
provide the Customer with a contact telephone number.

6.2 Company Feeder Grounding - Unless agreed to by the Company in writing, only
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6.0 OPERATION (continued)

Company employees shall ground Company feeders. Whenever the Customer requires
the operation of a grounding device to ground a Company High Tension feeder or its'
associated equipment, the Customer shall contact the CPM who will arrange for the
application of protective grounds. Customers shall maneuver the G&T device into and
out of the cubicle and the Company employee will apply or remove the ground. The
Company shall not be held liable for damages to Customer's equipment during the
grounding of Company feeders.

6.3 Emergency Operation - The Customer shall promptly notify the D.O. or the
G.O.S. of any trouble endangering the service, or of any automatic operation of the
incoming feeder circuit breaker or other feeder interrupting device. Equipment on the
Customer's premises, which has been de-energized via an automatic operation of
interrupting device shall not be re-energized without first determining the cause of the
operation and verifying that the defective equipment has been isolated, or repaired.
Permission to re-energize equipment that caused an interrupting device operation shall be
obtained from the D.O. or the G.O.S.

6.4 Relay Targets and Operating Logs - The Customer is required to maintain a log of
all circuit breaker operations (manual or automatic), periodic maintenance performed on
the Customer's equipment and relay targets resulting from automatic circuit breaker
operations. In the case of automatic operations, operating data shall include the exact
time of operation, breaker positions found (open or closed), relay types, nameplates, relay
targets, the condition of the dc control power used for tripping or closing of the circuit
breakers. The log book documenting all previous operations shall be available for
retrieval by the Company representative upon request.

6.5 Switching - Service Interrupted - If service from the company supply is

interrupted, no switching shall be done. The Customer shall call the District Operator or
G.O.S., who will arrange for the necessary switching.

7.0 SCHEDULED WORK

7.1 Customer Requests - Company feeders are removed from service for normal
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7.0 SCHEDULED WORK (continued)

work on a closely restricted schedule. If the Customer requires an outage of a Company

feeder or the service de-energized for routine work, the Customer shall notify the CPM
30 days in advance. The Customer will be advised by the CPM if the date and time are
satisfactory and, if not, an alternate date and time will be suggested. The schedule will be
modified only by mutual agreement of the concerned parties. The CPM will submit a
"High Tension and Intermediate work Authorization Request" (Green Sheet) to the
operator having jurisdiction detailing the proposed scope of work and suggested
electrical protection to facilitate the Customer's work needs. The operator having
jurisdiction will, based on system conditions, make scheduling notifications in
accordance with established outage scheduling procedures. In an emergency the District
operator or the G.O.S. may cancel the scheduled outage and will notify the Customer.

7.2 Company Feeder Work - When planned feeder work will interrupt the supply to a
Customer, the Company's Scheduling D.O., when practicable, will arrange with the
Customer in advance a mutual date, time and probable duration of the outage. In an
emergency however, the District Operator or the G.O.S. may de-energize the service
without notice to the Customer.

7.3 Company High Potential Tests - The Company, from time to time, applies a high
potential proof test to check the condition of its feeders. That portion of the service
equipment on the supply side of the first disconnecting device on the Customer's
premises will normally be included in these high-potential proof tests.

7.4 Service or High Potential Proof Test Failure - The Company will not be
responsible for any damage to Customer-owned or maintained equipment due to a service
failure or to a high-potential proof test failure.

8.0 CHANGES TO THE CUSTOMER'S SERVICE

8.1 Proposed Changes - If any changes are proposed in the Customer's high tension
connection, in the control devices or circuits, or in the conduit system for the high tension
service cables, the Customer shall submit details of the proposed changes to the
Company for approval prior to ordering equipment or starting work on the project.
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8.0 CHANGES TO THE CUSTOMER'S SERVICE (continued)

8.2 Load Changes - If the Customer proposes changes in the magnitude or

characteristic of the connected load, the Customer shall submit to the Company, in
writing, a letter describing the load change, and accompanying documentation including
complete technical data. The Customer is not permitted to change the load or its
characteristics until he receives permission, from the Company's representative.

8.3 Short Circuit Currents and Relay/Fuse Changes - The Customer short circuit
current information will be determined by the Customer based on feeder impedance data
given by the Company and will verify his findings with the Company. Relay time-current
and fuse coordination studies shall be submitted to the Company for approval prior to the
Customer changing setting on relays or changing fuse sizes.

9.0 PROTECTION FOR WORK ON HIGH TENSION EQUIPMENT

9.1 Protection - To obtain suitable protection for isolation and grounding of high
tension electric equipment, the Company's "General Instructions Governing Work On
System Electrical Equipment" rules shall apply. If there are questions concerning suitable
work protection, the Customer shall contact the Company representative for guidance.

9.2 Short-Circuiting and Grounding - Conductors being prepared for work shall be
isolated from all sources of electrical supply. The Customer shall properly test
conductors and equipment to insure they are dead before grounding. The conductors and
equipment shall then be short-circuited and grounded throughout the working period. If
there is any question of safety in obtaining circuit de-energization and making the ground
connection, the Customer shall request the Company Representative to have the circuit
de-energized. At all times it shall be the Customer's responsibility to provide protection
for its workers against accidental contact with energized equipment.
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10.0 WORK PERMITS

10.1 Work Permits (Green Sheets) - Work Permits shall be issued by the D.O. or
G.O.S. having jurisdiction. The Work Permit will only be issued after the equipment is
properly protected. Work Permits, are held by the authorized CPM in charge. The Work
Permit will clearly define the scope of work, and all items defined in the General
Instructions Governing Work on System Electrical Equipment.

10.2 Project Scope - The Customer shall limit the work to the scope outlined in the
Work Permit (Green Sheet) AND NO OTHER WORK IS PERMITTED. If it becomes
necessary to enlarge the scope of work originally planned for the outage, the original
work permit shall be turned in and a new Work Permit will be required.

10.3 Work Completion - Permission to do work terminates when the CPM notifies the
D.O. or the G.O.S. that the work has been completed. The high tension equipment is
considered energized after permission to work has been terminated.

10.4 Visual Inspection - The CPM shall make a visual inspection of the completed
work to determine if the work has been satisfactorily completed and there is no apparent
possibility of failure or damage to equipment, or injury to workers when the service is
energized. Any tests required as a condition for re-energizing the service, must be
satisfactorily completed and the workers warned by the CPM that the equipment must
now be considered to be alive, before the Work Permit is withdrawn.

10.5 Customer Responsibility - After the Work Permit has been withdrawn, it shall be
the Customer's responsibility to prohibit any additional work on the equipment even
though the Company service may not be restored immediately at the Customer's
premises.

10.6 Emergency Re-energization - If an emergency develops after the Company feeder

has been removed from service for Customer work, the CPM will notify the Customer
and request his cooperation in restoring the equipment to a serviceable condition as soon
as possible.
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11.0 TESTS ON CUSTOMER PREMISES IN PREPARATION FOR RESTORING

EQUIPMENT TO SERVICE

11.1 Phasing Test - Where wire, cable or connection work has been done on the
Customer's premises and it is possible to have interchanged phases during the work, a
phase relation check and a phase rotation check shall be made by the Customer to
determine that the original phase rotation exists. Where work on or off the premises has
involved a Company feeder to an installation supplied by two or more Company feeders,
a phase relation check will be made by the Company forces.

11.2 High Potential Proof Testing - The Customer, at his expense, shall arrange to
have a qualified maintenance organization perform a high potential proof test after the
completion of any work which would disturb the insulation on any high tension
equipment or cable, which is directly connected to the Company's supply feeder or is
energized by closing the line circuit breaker or circuit closing device. The high potential
proof test shall be made either at a voltage and time at least equal to the Company's
standard test value in effect at the time of test (see the latest revisions of Company
specifications EO-4019 and EO-2022) or in accordance with the manufacturer’s
recommended testing criteria. Should the customer decide to follow the Company’s high
potential testing criteria the CPM assigned to the job will supply the test values to be
used and arrange that the test is witnessed by the CPM. If requested by the Customer, the
Company will perform the test at the rates stipulated in the Company's Schedule for
Electricity Service on file with the Public Service Commission. Should the customer
decide to test in accordance with the manufacturer’s testing criteria then they shall submit
that testing criteria to the Company for acceptance prior to performing the tests. Here
again the testing will be arranged so that they can be witnessed by the CPM.

11.3 Purpose of High Potential Proof Testing - High Potential Proof Testing is done to
avoid energizing faulty equipment from a high energy source, which may cause extensive
damage and result in a prolonged outage. The Company system and Customer's
equipment is protected against disturbances due to failures of equipment in high tension
vaults, rooms and enclosures.

11.4 Other Customer Equipment - The Company recommends that the Customer
arrange for a high potential proof test after work is done on any high potential equipment
that will be energized by the Customer closing a circuit breaker or circuit closing device
beyond the main line circuit breaker or circuit closing device.
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12.0 MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT

12.1 Customer Maintenance - The Customer is responsible for the maintenance of all
service conduit, cables, overhead lines and HT service interrupting equipment except
meter and metering devices, from the point of service termination as defined in paragraph
4.0, regardless of whether the original installation was made by the Customer or
Company.

12.2 Customer Visual Inspection - The Customer shall make a visual inspection of all
equipment yearly to disclose conditions which, if not corrected, may result in a failure of
equipment. The equipment manufacturer's maintenance procedures and recommendations
shall be followed. All High Tension Customers are required to follow the maintenance
schedule detailed in paragraphs 13.1 - 13.10.

12.3 Customer Site Requirements - The Customer is responsible for the maintenance
of the vaults, rooms, pads or enclosures containing high tension apparatus. They shall be
clean and clear of rubbish and foreign equipment. Access doors and passageways to the
high tension vaults shall be free of ice and snow, and shall be unobstructed. Vault doors
and gates shall be kept locked and shall be provided with a "Danger High Voltage" sign
in accordance to code requirements. Drains shall be kept clear and in a serviceable
condition. Cable manholes shall be kept clear and free of rubbish. Adequate ventilation
shall be provided to high tension equipment at all time. The ventilation rooms of outdoor
equipment shall have fans and vent louvers that are thermostatically controlled. Louvers
or other ventilated openings shall not be obstructed. The HT location shall be equipped
with a telephone, fire extinguisher and fire blanket. An up-to-date laminated one line
diagram of the electrical installation and a physical map indicating the location of splice
chambers and property line manholes shall also be posted on the vault wall.

13.0 CUSTOMER MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE

13.1 High Tension Circuit Breakers - To insure that the circuit breakers are in proper
operating condition, they shall be inspected prior to the end of the initial warrantee
period, then inspected and overhauled on regular intervals as per the manufacturer's
literature. At a minimum, the Customer shall inspect and overhaul, his circuit breakers
for every 200 operations, or every three years for vacuum circuit breakers, every five
years for air magnetic, gas or oil circuit breakers; the vacuum or gas bottles on the
switchgear
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13.0 CUSTOMER MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE (continued)

shall be tested as per the manufacturer's recommendations. The inspection intervals shall
be reduced to every two years for installations where the switchgear is exposed to
contaminants. Ground and Test Devices and ground switches shall be inspected annually.

13.2 Breaker Inspection After Operation - An external inspection of the circuit breaker
shall be made after each automatic operation. If there is any external evidence of
damage, an internal inspection of the mechanism and test of the interrupting medium
shall be made.

13.3 Relays and Associated Equipment - The Customer shall submit all proposed relay
and relay setting changes to the CPM for Company approval prior to making any
changes.

13.4 Relays. Trip Coils and Control Wiring - The Customer shall perform relay testing
every 48 months (or at shorter intervals if recommended by the equipment manufacturer).
The relay testing shall include relay tests at pickup and at three other points, breaker trip
checks, breaker trip coil continuity checks, A.C. and D.C. circuit continuity and
insulation impedances of the protective circuits including the current and potential
transformers. Copies of the certified test reports shall be maintained on site for
inspection by Company forces. The inspection records of the D.C. control power for the
circuit breakers, reference single line diagram, relay protection diagrams, shall augment
the certified test reports. The testing shall be performed by qualified personnel and the
Customer shall notify the Company seven business days prior to the date scheduled for
the testing to give the Company the opportunity to witness the testing.

13.5 Wet Cell Batteries and Chargers - Control batteries and battery chargers voltage
controls shall be inspected every 12 weeks. Specific gravity and acid sludging of the
batteries shall be checked against manufacturers' recommendations.

13.6 Dry Cell Batteries - Dry cell batteries supplying tripping circuits shall be replaced
every 24 months. The inspection date shall be marked on the batteries. Manufacturers’
recommendations shall be strictly followed.
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13.0 CUSTOMER MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE (continued)

13.7 Power Transformers - Power transformers shall be inspected one year after initial
energization and then every two years. Cracked bushings and oil leaks shall be promptly
repaired.

13.8 Instrument Transformers - Instrument transformers shall be checked every five

years.

13.9 Potheads and Interlocks - Potheads and interlocks shall be checked annually.

13.10 Oil Tests - Power transformer and circuit breaker oil shall be tested during the
normal inspection cycle; however, power transformer oil shall be tested immediately if
the power transformer has been operating above 90 degrees C. Oil shall be tested for
dielectric strength, color, sludge content and acidity in accordance with the latest issue of
ASTM "Standard Methods of Testing Electrical Insulating Oils, ASTM Designation
D-877." The equipment manufacturer shall also be consulted on acceptable parameters.

14.0 MAINTENANCE OF COMPANY-OWNED EQUIPMENT

14.1 Metering Transformers - Current and potential transformers used for Company
metering or metering devices will be maintained by the Company. The Company may
require a complete outage to maintain this equipment. The Customer shall promptly
notify the CPM of any indications of damage to the Company's equipment.
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15.0 REFERENCE SPECIFICATIONS AND DOCUMENTS

Specification EO-4019, “Proof Testing and Ammeter Clear Testing of Feeders and
Feeder Mains”, Manual #5.

Specification EO-2022, “General Specification for High Tension Service”, Manual #4.

Specification EI-1000, “Generating Station-Substation Frequency/Maintenance/

Inspection of Electrical Equipment.”

D.O.P. #5-2-4, “Distribution Services: Delegation of Authority by System Operation to

the Divisions.”

ASTM D-877 – Methods of Testing Electrical Insulating Oils.

General Instructions Governing Work on System Electrical Equipment.

Elie A. Chebli (Signature on File)

Elie A. Chebli
Department Manager
Distribution Engineering
Electrical Engineering Department

D. Sammon

Revision 11 File:

Changed Sections 11.2 & 13.4 System Operation

Manual No. 5
Revision Date: 12/2009