Underground electrical service

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Electric Service – Underground Underground Electrical Service Service Drop

Text in the illustration

meter
service panel
service laterals
foundation wall

Generated explanation

The illustration shows a house supplied by underground electrical service, with an enlarged section at the service entrance. Service laterals run below grade beneath a driveway and curve upward along the exterior of the foundation wall to the meter. A service panel is shown on the interior side of the wall near the meter. The cutaway includes a vehicle on the driveway, the driveway base, surrounding soil, and the house foundation and floor framing. No defect or improper installation is specifically identified.

Components

service laterals electric meter service panel service entrance raceway foundation wall floor framing driveway

Materials

concrete wood aggregate driveway base