New, Upgrade, or Replace Service

Planning for New, Upgrading or Rebuilding Service

If you are planning on upgrading your electrical equipment or adding a new electrical service this year, be sure to communicate your plans to SWCE. In some cases, SWCE may need to order the transformer, which can take up to 16 weeks.

Keep in mind SWCE requires new and upgraded services to have a disconnecting means located by the meter socket.
All 200 amp services and smaller are required to have a 200 amp bypass meter socket.
With the exception of some housing developments in Medford and Lonsdale, SWCE does not allow the main meter to be installed on buildings.

Please find information for New Construction, Upgrading or Replacing, Commercial & Industrial, Land Developments and Building Moves below.

New Construction

For new construction, please contact SWCE’s Operations Division by calling the office or submitting the New/Rebuild Electrical Service form below. A SWCE staking technician will schedule an appointment to meet with the electrician, homeowner and/or builder on site to determine the electrical service requirements, the location of the electrical equipment and line extension if required.

New Electrical Service

Rebuilding or Upgrading Service

When planning to rebuild or upgrade services to an existing account location, please contact SWCE's Operations Division or complete the New/Rebuild Electrical Service form below. SWCE may choose to upgrade the transformer, meter or change out poles to coincide with the rebuilding of the existing electrical service. Rebuild services are required to meet SWCE’s Metering Policies (below).

Rebuild or Upgrade Electrical Service

Commercial & Industrial

Commercial and industrial business looking to locate in SWCE’s territory (or upgrading their existing electrical service) should contact SWCE’s Business Development team. SWCE will review the electrical distribution infrastructure in the area to accommodate the load requirements. SWCE will also evaluate the available rate schedules to determine the rate options for the account.

Business Development

Developments

For developers looking to develop areas of land for housing or industrial parks, please contact SWCE’s Operations Division once the initial plans have been developed. SWCE will work with you to coordinate the installation of the electrical infrastructure to coincide with your development timeline. SWCE will request a plat drawing of the development site along with contact information of the principal contacts for your development project.

Building Moves

Building movers that will be bringing buildings through SWCE’s territory will need to provide to SWCE’s Operations Division the following items a minimum of two weeks prior to the building move.

The route of the building move.
The total height of the structure loaded on the trailer.
The proposed date and time of the house move.

SWCE will provide the building mover with a cost estimate to accommodate the proposed building move. SWCE may require a deposit prior to the scheduled building move.

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New, Upgrade or Rebuild Service