Frequently Asked Questions

Priority A conditions must be corrected within 30 calendar days upon receiving the notification. If your condition is unable to be corrected within this timeframe then please notify PacifiCorp as soon as possible.

Once the second notice has been received (the notice alerting everyone that the work has been complete) your transfer needs to be completed within 30 calendar days.

No, PacifCorp does not share easements. The licensee must obtain their own.

No, PacifiCorp does not allow third party attachments on our anchors. Licenses must place their own unless explicit written permission is given for each specific location. Please see our Construction Standards for more information.

Wireline attachments are not permitted on SLO poles. SLO poles are not a part of PacifiCorp's distribution network and access will be denied. Small cell/wireless attachments are permissible if a streetlight specific contract has been executed.

No, PacifiCorp does not allow the installation of pole attachments before explicit conditional approval is provided. This includes risers, guys, anchors, messenger, fiber, cable, etc. A service drop is the only exception (Please see the definition below).

Steel or fiberglass transmission poles shall not be drilled or welded for attachments. Pre-drilling or pre-installed vangs are the preferred method for attachments. If a preferred attachment method is unavailable, stainless-steel banding may be used upon prior authorization from PacifiCorp Engineering. If you intend to use the banding method, this needs to be called out on the application.

It is the responsibility of the licensee to verify with the local governing authority if a franchise agreement is required. If so, the licensee must enter into an executed franchise agreement prior to applying. If PacifiCorp is made aware of an application that is submitted ahead of an executed franchise agreement, the application(s) will be canceled, and the licensee will be required to provide the executed agreement before submitting any new applications in the applicable area.

Licensee contracts with PacifiCorp may differ, so please refer to your contract. These dates should be taken into consideration by the licensee when the applications are submitted to ensure licensees have allowed themselves time to complete the installation.

Once all poles have been conditionally approved to construct, a permit expiration date will be provided to you. All licensee construction MUST be completed by the expiration date provided, as outlined in the pole attachment agreement. It is the responsibility of the licensee to notify PacifiCorp when their construction is complete. If a notification is not received by the expiration date, the application may be sent for post-inspection and billed accordingly.

No. Please see page 12 “Pole Numbering” for more information.

The licensee may ask for an extension before the expiration date, and with a specific date by which the construction will be completed. Extensions are approved on a case-by-case basis. Once reviewed, if approved, the Licensee will be notified with the new expiration date. If the extension cannot be approved, the licensee must reapply for the poles with a new application. The licensee should perform a new field review of the poles as the state of the poles may have changed since the licensee originally applied.

You will be asked to contact Company "A" to obtain written confirmation approving your company to either attach ahead of them or coordinate coinciding construction. We are happy to assist where applicable. It is the responsibility of our licensees to coordinate with each other.

If you do not know PacifiCorp’s conductor size(s) for the pole(s), please send an email to JointUse@PacifiCorp.com, with the Subject line: Conductor information request. Please provide the city, state, map string, and pole number(s) to obtain the data prior to submitting your application.

No. PacifiCorp does not allow third-party overlashing (piggybacking). Because there are separate contracts, each is treated as a separate company and they may not third-party overlash.

Yes, if you have evidence of pole/structure characteristics which you believe may have been considered incorrectly during PacifiCorp’s analysis, you can provide it for reconsideration. Please note that PacifiCorp considers O-Calc to be an insufficient tool for transmission pole loading. PacifiCorp will not accept licensee load study results in place of or over our own analysis.

No. A new application will need to be submitted.

Any additional/new poles will need to be submitted separately as a NEW application and cannot be added to an existing NJUNS PA ticket or PacifiCorp work request.

Maps are always helpful. If provided, the map must reference line numbers and/or pole numbers from the application so that the poles can be correctly identified. Please note that some licensee contracts require a map be provided with the application. Applications that include any transmission poles require a map.

Poles should be in order on the application and in line. If you are skipping poles by transitioning underground, the application should include risers. If the poles are more than two blocks apart, the poles will need to be submitted on separate applications.

The application should reflect how many risers will be placed, and a note can be placed in the Make Ready column. Example: (3) 2” risers being placed or (2) 3” risers being placed.

Yes. PacifiCorp needs an email from the attachment owner who is contracted with PacifiCorp indicating that you are approved to work for them.

The application must have the legal entity name contracted with PacifiCorp on the application, not the contractor’s company name.

No. The application does not need to be updated with this information. Once your installation is complete, it should be evident that all attachments have been made in compliance with the NESC, PacifiCorp standards, OSHA, etc.

No. Power supplies are not processed by the joint use department and should be requested through the builder’s service department (new construction) at 1-800-469-3981.

Yes, however, an explanation must be provided. For example, when removing pole(s) 3-6 on a 10 pole application an acceptable explanation might be “Going underground and bypassing poles 3-6 by adding risers to poles 2 and 7.” If an adequate explanation is not provided, the poles will remain on the application.

PacifiCorp will perform a loading analysis on any and all transmission poles on an application. Cost approval for the load study is implied when you submit an application to attach. Load study costs are provided yearly to each licensee via the fee schedule. A map is required when applying to attach to transmission poles. In the state of Washington, licensees are not required to submit a loading analysis with their application.

Please note: Transmission poles are critical to PacifiCorp's infrastructure. Therefore transmission applications include additional reviews, including a loading analysis, which can take longer to process.

Non-estimated: Non-estimated power MR does not include any capital items; such as, new poles, power risers, conductor, etc. Cost approval is implied for all non-estimated power MR work added to the application by the Licensee from the non-PRU cost reference table. This means that the work can be completed without an explicit request for cost approval.

Estimated: Estimated power MR typically includes capital items; such as those listed above. These are more complex jobs that need to be designed by an estimator. A cost estimate will be provided for any capital MR prior to the work being completed. However, cost approval is implied for all estimated power MR work if the applicant does not respond to the cost estimate within 30 days.

The red triangles have information, if you hover your cursor over it, there will be a box that pops up with helpful information.

Under “Attachment Type and Action”, select either: “Overlash Cable” or “Overlash Fiber." This indicates you are overlashing on an existing attachment.

No. You would select another option from the drop down.

Applications are allotted 25 poles (no more than 30). Wireless (microcell or small cell) is allotted only one pole.

Email us at JointUse@PacifiCorp.com and we will check our records. Often PacifiCorp does not have additional customer access information that can be provided. Licensees are responsible to have access to their facilities on PacifiCorp owned poles. Your engineering or right of way group may be able to assist with obtaining customer or right of way information.

Fill out the External Data Request Form and return via email to GISDept@PacifiCorp.com. No, PacifiCorp does not provide underground data with these requests.

Two poles and a span to the building/structure being serviced. Please refer to the NESC for more information. A service drop is not what you are attaching but how you are attaching.

Yes. Licensee attachments should always be clearly marked and identifiable.

When a licensee removes their attachment(s), all vacated field drilled holes shall be chemically treated and plugged. A removal application must be submitted if all attachments have been removed to cease contact rent on the applicable poles. Example, if you are removing a down guy and anchor but your mainline attachment will stay, you would not submit a removal application.

Please provide slack span information using the program “O-Calc”, also include the “.pplx” file extension, along with complete engineering designs that include all tensions, strengths, angles, and calculations associated with the proposed slack span or un-guyed dead-end installation for review. Licensees may use whichever program they wish to conduct their loading calculations. O-Calc is not a mandatory program. We require the first page of each loading sheet that is submitted to be PE stamped and a map.

If you do not know PacifiCorp’s conductor size(s) for the pole(s), please send an email to JointUse@PacifiCorp.com, with the Subject line: Conductor information request. Please provide the city, state, map string, and pole number(s) to obtain the data prior to submitting your application.

No. Please do not change Status to “Review”, this is for PacifiCorp to “Acknowledge” that your application has been processed. The Status should show as “Sent” when submitted and assigned to JointUse@PacifiCorp.com, otherwise we may miss the application as we look for the conversation to show “Sent” and assigned to JointUse@PacifiCorp.com.

No. Only one pole is required. Please note: When a Lumen owned asset is added it will automatically change the conversation type to "CTL Permit to Attach." The conversation MUST be "Permit to Attach."

No. Please only create “Overlash Request” conversations.

They need to be installed prior to any new/additional fiber, messenger, coax, etc. to ensure the pole is properly supported.

No. The power make-ready should be listed on the application spreadsheet that is attached to the PA ticket. Please do not create another NJUNS ticket as the power make-ready will be processed on the PA Ticket.

No. Only one pole is required to create the ticket. It is at the licensee's discretion whether more poles should be added.

No. Please only create PA Tickets.

Notify PacifiCorp's joint use department by disputing your step then selecting "step order incorrect." If known, please add who should be NTG and/or where you fall in the order to transfer.