Pine Forge is an unincorporated community, so electrical work is permitted through the township under Pennsylvania's Uniform Construction Code. Most townships in Berks County hire a third-party agency to review plans and inspect finished work instead of running a building department of their own, and the process shifts slightly from township to township. We file the permit, book the inspection and meet the inspector at the house.
Met-Ed, also billed as Penelec in parts of the county, is the primary electric utility here, with PPL Electric Utilities covering other areas. A panel upgrade needs a disconnect and reconnect at the meter, and we schedule both ends. Storm damage to the line is the utility's job; the meter inward is ours, any hour.