Distribution Technical Standards and Guides
- Residential Service Connection Requirements
- Primary Guide: Requirements for customer-owned primary services supplied at 4kV to 35 kV
- Distribution Standards
- ES43 Overhead Electrical – Secondary attachments to wood poles
- ES43 Overhead Electrical – Section G
- ES43 Overhead Electrical – Section N – Secondaries and services
- ES43 Overhead Electrical – Section R
- ES53 Underground Electrical – Section S – Services
- ES54 Underground Civil Standards
- ES55 Design Standards
- Class of Work Specifications
- Revenue metering requirements
- Distribution Generator Interconnections Technical Requirements
Residential Service Connection Requirements
| Title | Issue date | Effective date |
|---|---|---|
| Overhead Service Requirements [PDF, 103 KB] | August 2015 | August 2015 |
| Underground Service Requirements [PDF, 142 KB] | August 2015 | August 2015 |
Primary Guide: Requirements for customer-owned primary services supplied at 4kV to 35 kV
| Title | Issue date | Effective date |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Guide 2017 [PDF, 10.6 MB] | March 2018 |
July 1, 2018 |
| Information Bulletin – Formal Release of Primary Guide 2017 Edition [PDF, 537 KB] | March 2018 | March 2018 |
| Customer Guide – Primary Service Connections Process [PDF, 73 KB] | July 2018 | July 2018 |
Distribution Standards
| Title | Issue date | Effective date |
|---|---|---|
ES43 Overhead Electrical – Section B and C – Secondary attachments to wood poles |
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| ES43 B1 – Distribution Pole Attachment [PDF, 4.3 MB] | 2012 | 2012 |
| ES43 C1 – Distribution Pole Attachment [PDF, 4.3 MB] | 2012 | 2012 |
| ES43 C2 – Distribution Pole Attachment [PDF, 1.9 MB] | 2012 | 2012 |
ES43 Overhead Electrical – Section G |
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| ES43 G1-11 – Equipment Boxes on Poles [PDF, 4.2 MB] | March 2018 | March 2018 |
ES43 Overhead Electrical – Section N – Secondaries and services |
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| ES43 N0 – Table of Contents [PDF, 807 KB] | November 2012 | November 2012 |
| ES43 N1 – General [PDF, 1.7 MB] | November 2012 | November 2012 |
| ES43 N2 – Service Connections [PDF, 2.4 MB] | November 2012 | November 2012 |
ES43 Overhead Electrical – Section R |
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| ES43 R2-01 – Bonding and Grounding Ground Electrode Installations Ground Rods at Wood Poles and Multiple Ground Rods [PDF, 1.2 MB] | March 2018 | March 2018 |
ES53 Underground Electrical – Section S – Services |
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| ES53 S0 – Table of Contents [PDF, 1.2 MB] | July 2003 | July 2003 |
| ES53 S1 – Secondary Services Single Phase [PDF, 1.3 MB] | July 2017 |
July 2017 |
| ES53 S2 – Secondary Services Three Phase [PDF, 1.7 MB] | March 2011 | March 2011 |
| ES53 S3 – Primary Services [PDF, 1.3 MB] | November 2014 |
November 2014 |
| ES53 S4 – Ornamental street lighting services up to 50A [PDF, 444 KB] | October 2003 | October 2003 |
| Information Bulletin – Equipment and Connection Changes for Secondary Underground Customer Services, 120/240 V up to 600 A, Single-Phase [PDF, 1.8 MB] | July 2017 | July 2017 |
ES54 Underground CivilUse Chrome, FireFox, Safari or other modern browsers when downloading large files. |
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Current ES54 Underground Civil Manual [PDF, 23.6 MB] |
March 2016 | March 2018 |
ES54 2004 Underground Civil Manual [PDF, 52.8 MB] Available for reference only. Not to be used for new construction. |
May 2004 | May 2004 |
| Information Bulletin – Concrete Encasement of Service Ducts Within Building Walls and Meter Socket Requirements [PDF, 1.8 MB] | January 2019 | January 2019 |
| Information Bulletin – Revisions to ES54 S2-01 Standards and Customer Secondary Service Equipment [PDF, 3.8 MB] | November 2018 | November 2018 |
| Information Bulletin – Revision to ES54 Standards, Sections B, C, F, H, U and Z [PDF, 1.1 MB] | October 2018 | October 2018 |
| Information Bulletin – Pad-mounted Transformer Installation on Private Property (R3) [PDF, 1.0 MB] | March 2018 | March 2018 |
| Information Bulletin – ES54 B3-03 and B3-04 for Sidewalk Duty Lightweight Service Boxes [PDF, 559 KB] | November 2017 | November 2017 |
| Information Bulletin – Ground rod connector stock no longer held as a separate item at AE Concrete Ltd. plant storage [PDF, 1.6 MB] | October 2017 | October 2017 |
| Information Bulletin – Revisions to Grounding Standards and Installation of Precast Grounded Bollards [PDF, 2.1 MB] | September 2017 | September 2017 |
| Information Bulletin – Revisions to Customer-Owned Primary Services, Indoor and Outdoor Type, Underground Supply [PDF, 1.5 MB] | August 2017 | August 2017 |
| Information Bulletin – BC Hydro-Owned Switchgear Inside Customer-Owned Buildings [PDF, 1.8 MB] | August 2017 | August 2017 |
| Information Bulletin – Banned Collar-Type Transfer Switch for 120/240 V Meter Socket Services – Reaffirmed [PDF, 2.9 MB] | February 2017 | February 2017 |
| Information Bulletin – Transfer Switches for Secondary Customer Services Emergency Standby Generators – Reaffirmed [PDF, 1.9 MB] | June 2016 | June 2016 |
| Information Bulletin – 4-Way and T-Type Pull and Splice Vaults, R3 [PDF, 2.2 MB] | January 2016 | January 2016 |
ES55 Design Standards – Section E – Overhead Line Design – Pole Foundation |
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| ES55 E3-04 Guide for Civil Excavation near Distribution Poles [PDF, 1.7 MB] | February 2018 | February 2018 |
| Information Bulletin – Guide for Civil Excavation near Distribution Poles [PDF, 531 KB] | March 2018 | March 2018 |
ES55 Design Standards - Section Q - Power Quality Standards - General |
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| ES55 Q1-02 – Electromagnetic Compatibility [PDF, 1.7 MB] | January 2015 | January 2015 |
| ES55 Q1-04 – Apparent Power [PDF, 2.1 MB] | February 2017 | February 2017 |
ES55 Design Standards – Section Q - Low-Voltage Customer Emission Limits: Requirements for customer emissions when supplied at 120 V to 600 V |
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| ES55 Q3-04 Rapid Voltage Changes (RVCs) [PDF, 2.4 MB] | December 2016 | December 2016 |
| ES55 Q3-05 Voltage Flicker [PDF, 2.4 MB] | December 2016 | December 2016 |
| ES55 Q3-07 Voltage Unbalance [PDF, 2.4 MB] | December 2016 | December 2016 |
ES55 Design Standards - Section Q - Medium-Voltage Customer Emission Limits: Requirements for customer emissions when supplied at 4 kV to 35 kV |
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| ES55 Q4-04 Rapid Voltage Changes (RVCs) [PDF, 2.4 MB] | December 2016 | December 2016 |
| ES55 Q4-05 Voltage Flicker [PDF, 2.4 MB] | December 2016 | December 2016 |
| ES55 Q4-07 Voltage Unbalance [PDF, 2.4 MB] | December 2016 | December 2016 |
| ES55 Q4-09 Current Harmonics [PDF, 2.4 MB] | December 2016 | December 2016 |
Class of Work Specifications |
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| Construction of Underground Electrical Distribution Structures by a BC Hydro Contractor (No. 1322 R11) [PDF, 1.1 MB] | July 13, 2016 | July 13, 2016 |
| Construction of Underground Electrical Distribution Structures by a Customer (No. 1323 R10) [PDF, 1.1 MB] | July 13, 2016 | July 13, 2016 |
| Information Bulletin – Backfill, R1 [PDF, 1.4 MB] | February 2015 | February 2015 |
Revenue Metering Requirements
| Title | Issue date | Effective date |
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| Secondary Voltage Revenue Metering – 750 V and less [PDF, 2.9 MB] | October 2018 | October 2018 |
| Manually Read Primary Service Voltage Revenue Metering – 4 kV to 35 kV [PDF, 1.5 MB] | June 2004 | June 2004 |
| Complex Revenue Metering [PDF, 1.6 MB] | March 2014 | March 2014 |
Advisory notice: Multiple occupancy metering requirements and resale of electricityThe purpose of the advisory notice [PDF, 18 KB] is to draw the attention of developers and owners of multiple occupancy buildings, and their electrical consultants and contractors to the requirements of BC Hydro's Electric Tariff [PDF, 7.8 MB] in relation to the electricity supply and metering configurations applicable to these buildings. |
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Distribution Generator Interconnections Technical Requirements
| Title | Issue date | Effective date |
|---|---|---|
| Distribution Generator Interconnection Requirements [PDF, 560 KB] | 2010 | 2010 |
| Distribution Generator Interconnection Requirements Amendment 1 [PDF, 43 KB] | October 15, 2015 | October 15, 2015 |
| Amendment 2 Requirements for terminals supplying ships capable of running in parallel with BC Hydro (CTT Shore Power) [PDF, 407 KB] | October 17, 2017 | October 17, 2017 |
| Distribution Power Generator Islanding Guidelines [PDF, 143 KB] | June 2006 | June 2006 |
| 100 kW and Below Distribution Generation Interconnection Requirements [PDF, 599 KB] | October 17, 2014 | October 17, 2014 |
