Member Information & Check List Requirements For Service
1. Contact Juanita (Operations/Engineering Assistant) by phone (505-832-4483) or email. She will assist you to set up an appointment with a Staking Engineer; he will review the property, and give the member an estimate on how much it will cost to have power installed on the property. The member may need to come in to the office to complete the necessary paperwork. All required fees will be collected at this time.
2. Complete the “Membership Application”. Information that will be needed is Name, Mailing Address, Phone Number: home, work or mobile, Social Security #, Location: Legal description (lot, block, subdivision number) or plot of land.
3. Pay service deposit of $150, or provide a letter of credit (in very good standing) from current electric company. There will be a $50.00 + tax non-refundable charge for each connection that is needed.
(Example: a new connect, and a temporary to permanent connect will be $100.00 + tax.)
4. A “Right of Way Easement” giving CNMEC permission to install power on the property needs to be filled out. In some cases additional easements may be required. This is required on all properties.
All Easement forms must be printed out on legal size paper. Font size cannot be less than 10, and the original document must be given back to CNMEC signed and notarized. Note: all documents must be received and in proper format to prevent delay in scheduling construction.
5. A Land Use Permit is required on all properties that are not within city limits. Torrance County call (505) 246-4759. Santa Fe County call (505) 986-6226.
6. It is the member’s responsibility to hire a licensed electrician. (See attached list) The electrician needs to install the metering point. He will also be responsible for turning in the electric permit when the job is ready for inspection. CNMEC is a drop off point for the state inspector to pick up the permits when ready. Once the job is ready, the electrician needs to call the state electrical inspector, and let him know the job is ready for inspection. CNMEC HAS NO CONTROL OVER THE STATE ELECRICAL INSPECTOR, OR HOW LONG IT TAKES HIM TO RETURN THE PERMITS. Waiting for the permits to be returned can be lengthy.
7. If your job requires permits from the State Highway Department, Interstate, BLM, or Railroad, it usually takes several weeks for permits to be returned to CNMEC.
8. Call New Mexico One-Call before you do any excavating at (505) 260-1990 or 1-800-321-ALERT. If you dig without calling New Mexico One-Call and hit any utility lines you could be fined up to $10,000.00.
9. If you are requesting underground service, it is your responsibility to open and close the ditch for the electric line. The ditch must be a minimum of 42 inches deep. The only other utilities allowed in the same ditch are phone, cable TV, and water (electric line MUST be on the bottom with a minimum of 1-foot separation). GAS LINES AND SEWER LINES ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE SAME DITCH. IF DITCHES ARE SIDE BY SIDE THERE MUST BE AT LEAST 18-INCHES OF (UNDISTURBED SOIL) SEPARATION.
10. Once the ditch is open, the member or electrician needs to call the Staking Engineer that is working on their job, and notify them that it is ready for the wire drop. They will then go out & put the wire in the ditch based on current workload & availability. It is the member’s responsibility to cover up the ditch.
11. Once all permits, and easements are returned, the job will be turned over to the construction department. construction may take up to 15 working days before WORK BEGINS on your job, due to THE heavy volume of construction & TROUBLE CALLS. nOTE THAT STORMS &/OR INCLEMENT SITE CONDITIONS MAY DELAY THIS EVEN FURTHER.
If you have any other questions please contact the Engineer working on your job.
