Building a New Home

New Service Process
 

 M  Member's Responsibility

 C  Cooperative's Responsibility

PRE-CONSTRUCTION

1.  M  Apply for membership
   Contact the cooperative Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    
2.  M  Mark all property lines and location of house or building
   Mark prior to Operations Appointment
    
3.  M  On-site appointment with cooperative's operations representative
   Scheduled when applying for membership
    
4.  C  Invoice created for construction costs and mailed to member
   Sent within 10 business days
    
5.  M  Pay invoice for construction costs
   Pay by phone, mail or online through SmartHub
    
6.  M  Clear right-of-way
   If necessary and/or discussed during on-site appointment with operations representative

PRIMARY LINE CONSTRUCTION- Line from Road to Transformer

1.  C  Install overhead or underground primary line
   Allow up to 10 business days
    
2.  M  Member's electrician to construct temporary unit
    
3.  M  Member or electrician schedules temporary unit inspection by local Building/Zoning Department*
    
4.  M  Follow-up after temporary inspection
   Call the cooperative a few business days after the inspection to ensure we received a copy of the inspection
    
5.  C  Hook up temporary electric service
   Allow up to 10 business days
    
6.  M  Member's electrician to install permanent meter base on house or building
   Pick up permanent meter base at cooperative's office Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 3888 Stillwell Beckett Road, Oxford, Ohio 45056

SECONDARY LINE CONSTRUCTION- Line from Transformer to House

1.  M  If underground secondary, contact the cooperative to have secondary underground line installed
    
2.  C  If underground secondary, install secondary underground line
   Allow up to 10 business days
    
3.  M  Member's electrician to make all connections in meter base
   Member could be billed if cooperative makes connections in meter base
    
4.  M  Member or electrician schedules permanent unit inspection by local Building/Zoning Department*
    
5.  M  Follow-up after permanent inspection
   Call the cooperative a few business days after the inspection to ensure we received a copy of the inspection
    
6.  C  Hook up permanent electric service
   Allow up to 10 business days

*Local Building/Zoning Phone Numbers for Inspections