New Electrical Services
For new electrical service within the Downtown Tacoma Network, please fill out a Downtown Area Electrical Service Application. To find out if your service is located within the Downtown Network, review the Downtown Network Area map.
For new electrical service outside the Downtown Tacoma Network:
Not sure whether your project is to be served by Tacoma Power? Check out the following Tacoma Power Service Area map.
Please review current Electrical Construction Standards.
Electrical Service Application Apply for an electrical permitProject timeline estimates
Depending on the complexity of your project, we estimate timelines for service completion remain weeks or even months longer than before the COVID-19 pandemic. We recognize these delays and extended timelines produce cascading impacts for our customers and sincerely regret any inconveniences created.
Below are the estimated times required for each phase of the application process. These timelines may vary due to project complexity.
- Service Removal
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- Application process: 4 weeks
- Engineering: 1 week
- Service connections: 2 weeks
- Disconnect/Reconnect - Complex
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Scheduled outage with crew
- Application process: 4 weeks
- Engineering: 2 weeks
- Service connections: 2 weeks
- Temporary Power - Simple
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Existing SSB, overhead, 320A or less
- Application process: 4 weeks
- Engineering: 1 week
- Service connections: 1 week
- Temporary Power - Complex
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New SSB or transformer
- Application process: 4 weeks
- Engineering: 4 weeks
- Service connections: 4 weeks
- New/Upgraded Service
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UGP/OH
- Application process: 4 weeks
- Engineering: 4 weeks
- Service connections: 2 weeks
- New Service Line Extensions, Plat Development, OH or UG
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- Application process: 4 weeks
- Engineering: 8 weeks
- Service connections: 4 weeks