{"id":8079,"date":"2021-05-28T13:28:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T18:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbutexas.com\/?page_id=8079"},"modified":"2025-05-20T13:28:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T18:28:37","slug":"backup-generator-procedure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/es\/backup-generator-procedure\/","title":{"rendered":"Backup Generator Connection Procedure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"about\">\n\t<p class=\"about__title heading--2\">When adding a backup generator to your home you must follow these steps.<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"about__content\"><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"callout-icon\">\n\t<i class=\"callout-icon__icon callout-icon__icon--green icon icon-document\"><\/i>\n\t<div class=\"callout-icon__copy\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-icon__headline\"> Obtain Permits <\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-icon__text wysiwyg\"><p>The customer\u2019s electrician must obtain permits from the applicable Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), either the City of New Braunfels or the City of Schertz.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"callout-icon\">\n\t<i class=\"callout-icon__icon callout-icon__icon--orange icon icon-chat\"><\/i>\n\t<div class=\"callout-icon__copy\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-icon__headline\"> Provide Documentation <\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-icon__text wysiwyg\"><p>The customer\u2019s electrician must provide the following documentation to NBU Electric Engineering.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Email NBU Electric Engineering\" href=\"mailto:\/\/COGen@nbutexas.com\" class=\"callout-icon__link btn btn--yellow btn--3d\">Email NBU Electric Engineering<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section\">\n\t\t<header class=\"accordion__section-header\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__section-toggle\" data-close-toggle=\".accordion__section-toggle\" data-close-target=\".accordion__section-content\" data-toggle-active=\"#accordion-section-69eb30170fb47\" id=\"accordion-toggle-69eb30170fb46\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-controller=\"regionToggle\" aria-controls=\"accordion-toggle-69eb30170fb46\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section-title\">Owner&#039;s Contact Information<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section-icon\"><span class=\"sr-only\"><\/span><i class=\"icon icon-\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section-content inactive wysiwyg\" id=\"accordion-section-69eb30170fb47\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-toggle-69eb30170fb46\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t<p>The electrician must provide the generator owner&#8217;s email address and phone number.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section\">\n\t\t<header class=\"accordion__section-header\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__section-toggle\" data-close-toggle=\".accordion__section-toggle\" data-close-target=\".accordion__section-content\" data-toggle-active=\"#accordion-section-69eb30170fc50\" id=\"accordion-toggle-69eb30170fc4f\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-controller=\"regionToggle\" aria-controls=\"accordion-toggle-69eb30170fc4f\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section-title\">AHJ Permits<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section-icon\"><span class=\"sr-only\"><\/span><i class=\"icon icon-\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section-content inactive wysiwyg\" id=\"accordion-section-69eb30170fc50\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-toggle-69eb30170fc4f\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t<p>Submit any permits obtained from the AHJ.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section\">\n\t\t<header class=\"accordion__section-header\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__section-toggle\" data-close-toggle=\".accordion__section-toggle\" data-close-target=\".accordion__section-content\" data-toggle-active=\"#accordion-section-69eb30170fcfd\" id=\"accordion-toggle-69eb30170fcfc\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-controller=\"regionToggle\" aria-controls=\"accordion-toggle-69eb30170fcfc\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section-title\">Nameplate Data for Generator<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section-icon\"><span class=\"sr-only\"><\/span><i class=\"icon icon-\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section-content inactive wysiwyg\" id=\"accordion-section-69eb30170fcfd\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-toggle-69eb30170fcfc\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t<p>The electrician must provide a photo or the manufacturer\u2019s drawing of the nameplate that includes the generator\u2019s manufactured date, manufacturer\u2019s name, model number, and serial number.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section\">\n\t\t<header class=\"accordion__section-header\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__section-toggle\" data-close-toggle=\".accordion__section-toggle\" data-close-target=\".accordion__section-content\" data-toggle-active=\"#accordion-section-69eb30170fdbd\" id=\"accordion-toggle-69eb30170fdbc\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-controller=\"regionToggle\" aria-controls=\"accordion-toggle-69eb30170fdbc\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section-title\">Transfer Switch Details<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section-icon\"><span class=\"sr-only\"><\/span><i class=\"icon icon-\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section-content inactive wysiwyg\" id=\"accordion-section-69eb30170fdbd\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-toggle-69eb30170fdbc\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t<p>The catalog number should be for a double-throw, break before make transfer switch.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section\">\n\t\t<header class=\"accordion__section-header\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__section-toggle\" data-close-toggle=\".accordion__section-toggle\" data-close-target=\".accordion__section-content\" data-toggle-active=\"#accordion-section-69eb30170fe68\" id=\"accordion-toggle-69eb30170fe67\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-controller=\"regionToggle\" aria-controls=\"accordion-toggle-69eb30170fe67\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section-title\">One-Line Diagram of Generator Connection<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section-icon\"><span class=\"sr-only\"><\/span><i class=\"icon icon-\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section-content inactive wysiwyg\" id=\"accordion-section-69eb30170fe68\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-toggle-69eb30170fe67\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t<p>The diagram should:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Show connections of all energy sources, transfer switches, and load-serving panels.<\/li>\n<li>Show overcurrent protection on the utility side of the transfer switch(es).<\/li>\n<li>Identify which equipment is proposed and which is existing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section\">\n\t\t<header class=\"accordion__section-header\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__section-toggle\" data-close-toggle=\".accordion__section-toggle\" data-close-target=\".accordion__section-content\" data-toggle-active=\"#accordion-section-69eb30170ff80\" id=\"accordion-toggle-69eb30170ff7f\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-controller=\"regionToggle\" aria-controls=\"accordion-toggle-69eb30170ff7f\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section-title\">Elevation or Riser Diagram<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section-icon\"><span class=\"sr-only\"><\/span><i class=\"icon icon-\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section-content inactive wysiwyg\" id=\"accordion-section-69eb30170ff80\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-toggle-69eb30170ff7f\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t<p>The diagram should:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Illustrate the arrangement of enclosures on the mounting structure.<\/li>\n<li>Illustrate conduit runs between enclosures.<\/li>\n<li>Include grounding electrode conductor conduits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"callout-icon\">\n\t<i class=\"callout-icon__icon callout-icon__icon--yellow icon icon-electric\"><\/i>\n\t<div class=\"callout-icon__copy\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-icon__headline\"> Authorization from Electric Engineering <\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-icon__text wysiwyg\"><p>New Braunfels Utilities Electric Engineering will assign a technician to process the request and issue written authorization to install the connection when the proposal is determined to meet all utility requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"callout-icon\">\n\t<i class=\"callout-icon__icon callout-icon__icon--blue icon icon-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t<div class=\"callout-icon__copy\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-icon__headline\"> Installation and Inspection 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The customer\u2019s electrician must provide proof of final inspection from the appropriate AHJ (if applicable), then schedule a final verification meeting with the NBU Electric Engineering technician.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"callout-icon\">\n\t<i class=\"callout-icon__icon callout-icon__icon--green icon icon-creditcard\"><\/i>\n\t<div class=\"callout-icon__copy\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-icon__headline\"> Permission to Operate <\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-icon__text wysiwyg\"><header class=\"step__header\">\n<div class=\"step__title heading--4\"><span style=\"color: #333333;font-size: 1.6rem;font-weight: 400\">New Braunfels Utilities Electric Engineering will issue written permission to operate when the installation is determined to be complete and compliant. 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