2. Index History Power Companies Electric meter Electric Power Distribution and Transmission Wire Colors City of Noblesville Requirements Resources
3. History United States used to have a lot of independent electric power companies. Most of the companies are local companies. In 1920s some of them became national companies by serving in multiple states. There were no federal regulation for national companies until 1935 Federal Power Act and the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA).
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5. With these acts Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) was founded. FERC controls utilities and gives permission to companies to make small profit.
6. Electric Companies Chugach Electric Association/Alaska-USA Los Angeles Department of Water and Power/California-USA EDF Energy/United Kingdom Hongkong Electric/Hong Kong-PRC E.ON/Germany NTPC/India
7. Electric meter or energy meter is used to calculate how much electric is used.
8. Electric Power Distribution and Transmission Three-phase electric power transmission is used for long distances.
9. A transmission substation decreases the voltage of incoming electricity, allowing it to connect from long distance high voltage transmission, to local lower voltage distribution.
10. Standard wire colours for flexible cable Such as Extension cords, power (line) cords and lamp cords
12. City of Noblesville Requirements All newly installed utility facilities, including but not limited to electric power shall be located underground wherever possible. Whenever existing utility facilities are located above ground, except when existing on public roads and rights-of-way, they shall be removed and placed underground. Underground service connections to the street property line of each platted lot shall be installed at the developer’s expense. At the discretion of the Planning Commission, the requirement for service connections to each lot may be waived in the case of adjoining lots to be retained in single ownership and intended to be developed for the same primary use.
