Overhead Service

The process of installing a new overhead service to your home is a joint project between you and Benton PUD. Benton PUD requests that the following items be completed prior to connecting your service. Once these items are complete, Benton PUD will install your service wire and new meter.

The items to be completed are:

Contact Benton PUD's Engineering Department at 509-582-1230 to request a new permanent service. If temporary service is needed, you may request it at the same time.
Obtain your electrical work permit from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries.
Install your new meter base on the front or within four feet of the front of the new structure.
Install your service entrance conductor through your service mast and leave a minimum of 18 inches of wire exposed at the weatherhead.
Provide a clear path from your meter base to the nearest Benton PUD contact point.
Obtain your appropriate electrical inspection.

After the above items are completed or if clarification is needed on any of the above, please call Benton PUD's Engineering Department at (509) 582-1230. If you have completed the above items, inform the Engineering Deparment that your meter base has been inspected, and you are ready for your new service.

Service Line Locations

The location of the overhead service line is subject to approval by a Benton PUD Field Engineer.The service route must be accessible not only during initial installation, but also throughout its service life. Trees must remain clear of the line through regular pruning or tree removal by the homeowner. (A handbook for proper planting and caring for TREES in available in our office).