ADU Electrical Service with Lodi Electric Utility
How to get a service upgrade, a new or separate meter, or a relocated service from Lodi Electric Utility when you add an ADU, and what our electrical plans give you for that application.
Who Lodi Electric Utility serves
Municipal electric utility of the City of Lodi, California. Of the California places we cover, 1 is served mainly by Lodi Electric Utility, and together they issued 94 ADU building permits from 2021 through 2025.
How Lodi Electric Utility handles new and upgraded service
Lodi Electric Utility handles new service, service upgrades and meter changes through its Service and Meter Application. This is separate from the building permit, so start it as soon as the electrical load calculation shows what the ADU needs. The steps Lodi Electric Utility describes:
- Complete the Service and Meter Application load information sheet (one per service entrance panel) and submit it with the building permit request; the Building Department forwards plans to the Electric Utility for review.
- LEU Engineering estimates the 'cost to connect' and bills before work starts; work is scheduled on receipt of payment and the bill is reconciled to actual cost at the end.
- LEU field visits: new underground service - pre-construction, trench/conduit inspection, and a final trip to confirm inspection tags and install the meter; new overhead service - one trip to confirm tags and install the service conductor and meter (Rule 16.D).
- Obtain a final inspection from the Building Department.
- Sign up with the City's Finance Department/Billing Services for the new service; with a signed final, contact Billing Services to arrange the meter set. No new or rewired installation is energized without a signed electrical Service Order from Financial Services (Rule 16.D.1).
What Lodi Electric Utility asks for
- Service and Meter Application / Load-Photovoltaic Information Sheet: project type (new construction, addition, relocating existing service entrance, EV meter, PV), overhead/underground, service voltage, disconnect size, connected loads (lighting, HVAC, receptacles, water/space heat, motors, EV), estimated dates
- Building permit application and plans
Our ADU electrical plans include the NEC Article 220 load calculation, panel schedule and single-line diagram, which cover the load and equipment information on this list. Site-plan and service-location details come from your architectural set.
Service requirements
Meter location, clearances and service equipment must follow LEU Rules and Regulations (Rule 16 Service Connections and Facilities on Customer's Premises; Rule 2 Description of Service; Rule 19 Supply to Separate Premises) and Services, Specifications & Standards documents. We show the meter and service equipment on the electrical plan so the location can be confirmed with Lodi Electric Utility early.
Places Lodi Electric Utility serves that we cover
| Place | County | Climate zone | ADU permits 2021–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lodi | San Joaquin | CZ 12 | 94 |
Sources
- lodi.gov/928/New-Service-and-Meter
- lodi.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2840/Rule-No-16-PDF
- lodi.gov/DocumentCenter/View/521/New-Service-and-Meter-Application-PDF
- lodi.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2848/Rule-No-2-PDF
- lodi.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2843/Rule-No-19-PDF
- lodi.gov/482/Services-Specifications-Standards
- lodi.gov/478/Rules-Regulations
Summarized from Lodi Electric Utility's published pages. Utility processes, forms and rules change, so confirm the current requirements with Lodi Electric Utility (contact) before you apply.
Need ADU electrical plans for a Lodi Electric Utility service request?
We prepare the load calculation, panel schedule and single-line diagram the utility and the building department both review.
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