Development Services

Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you start working with Development Services:

1. To begin, you must request a Letter of Availability from OUC to learn whether water and/or electric service are available for your location. You should receive a response in three to five business days.
2. Once service availability is confirmed, you’ll need to submit three sets of plans (in PDF format) that include the service requirements indicated in your services availability confirmation to [email protected].
3. Based on the plans submitted, the development services team will create a work order to record and track your project.
4. Your plans will be forwarded to all applicable engineering departments for review and pricing estimates.
5. Development services will set up utility coordination meetings as needed with you and your design team.
6. OUC engineers will coordinate all electric and/or water infrastructure requirements with your design team.
7. When reviews are complete, each engineer will notify the development services team to provide you with a cost letter.
8. Engineers will order long lead items such as transformers or large water meters. Duration may be extended due to supply chain shortages.
9. Submit payment with all required forms.
10. Once the forms have been received, permits will be pulled, and the project will be added to the construction schedule.
11. Preconstruction meetings are scheduled with your contractors, and construction will begin.
12. An engineer will review the completed construction. While projects vary, customers should plan on three to six months from plan submission until OUC services are installed and OUC’s portion of the project is complete.

These charges are designed to recover the cost differential between underground and overhead distribution systems.

Refundable
A $580 per lot fee must be paid before OUC orders and begins installation of electric equipment (e.g., transformers, primary cables and meters). This portion of the CIAC fee is refundable if the project has permanent active meters on at least 75% of completed lots within three years.

Nonrefundable
CIAC charges are applied to all new commercial/multi-family facilities that will be placed underground and vary for service areas with or without natural gas service to appliances. 

• The feeder charge will be $25 per kVa for customer-installed duct bank.
• The feeder charge will be $66 per kVa for OUC-installed duct bank.

For new electric service in areas served by natural gas, the costs are as follows:

• The current charge is $419 per home for commercial and multi-family buildings.
• The current charge is $595 per home for a residential single-family building.