Electric Meter Tags

If you are moving into a building that has not had prior electric service, you must identify each meter with a tag on the meter panel or can. The tag must show the suite or unit number the meter serves before service can be started. A tag also is required any time a new meter is added to an existing service address. Addresses must match what is listed on the municipal clearance and cannot be arbitrarily changed.

  • Tags must be metal (aluminum, brass or other approved non-ferrous metal), with � -inch-minimum letters. It must show the suite or unit number in numerals, not letters (for example, Suite 2, not Suite B.)
  • Wording may be impressed or raised, and the impression should be deep enough to be readable through paint.
  • The tag must be riveted to the meter panel with a rivet in each end of the tag.
  • If the main breakers are not installed directly to the meters, both the meter and the main breaker must have separate tags.

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