Residential & Commercial
Electrical Service Requirements (ESRs) feature detailed specifications to aid customers and their contractors in determining how to receive electrical service from the PUD.
Click here to visit the ESR portal
Line Contractors
Construction standards outline elements used to build the PUD’s electric system. This portal includes standard assemblies and material standards.
Click here for PUD construction standards
Customer guides
Residential rewiring
Use this quick reference guide along with the PUD Residential Service Overhead or Underground guide to meet all your requirements.
Residential overhead service (form 2243)
Information about installing residential electrical service with overhead lines (Rev 6/23)
Residential underground service (form 2240)
Information about installing residential electrical service with underground lines (Rev 6/23). For a video on this topic, see below.
Line extension steps
An outline for the steps to get power extended to your property (11/23)
Temporary service (form 1539)
Information about establishing temporary electrical service (Rev 6/23)
Portable generators
Information about using portable generators (Rev 6/23)
Area lighting
Information on the various types of area lighting available (Rev 6/23)
Customer forms
Electrical service requirement (form 6-1 Word)
Preliminary application for customer-owned generation (save this Word file to your hard drive before filling out)
Electrical service requirement (form 6-1 PDF)
Preliminary application for customer-owned generation (if you don't have Word, you can print this PDF to fill out the form)
Electrical service requirement (form 6-2 Word)
Final application for customer-owned generation (save this Word file to your hard drive before filling out)
Electrical service requirement (form 6-2 PDF)
Final application for customer-owned generation (if you don't have Word, you may print this PDF to fill out the form)
Temporary permit for utility pole attachment (form 2131)
Revised 08/07
Variance application revised
Revised 12/24/13