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Phase 6 · Energize and occupy · Step 6.2

PGE service energization

PGE sets the meter and energizes the service. You schedule this with PGE separately from the city inspection — and the queue can be 2-6 weeks.

Who
Portland General Electric, General contractor
How long
2-6 weeks (lead time)
Cost
Included in PGE service fee
You end up with
Active electrical service

If you skip this: PGE's energization queue in active building seasons can be 2-6 weeks out. Notifying PGE during electrical rough-in lets the meter set land within days of the city electrical final, instead of weeks after.

How energization works

PGE energization is a separate process from the city electrical inspection. The flow:

  1. City electrical inspector signs off on the final electrical inspection.
  2. The inspector files an electrical "release" with PGE (usually automated, but worth confirming).
  3. You (or your GC) schedule the actual energization with PGE.
  4. PGE comes out, sets the meter (or transfers the existing one), and turns the power on.

Where the schedule slips

Step 4. PGE's energization queue in active building seasons can be 2-6 weeks out. If you didn't pre-schedule (i.e., contact PGE while the building was still being framed), you wait.

How to avoid the slip

  • At electrical rough-in (step 5.4), have the GC notify PGE that final is coming in roughly N weeks.
  • Two weeks before final, request a tentative energization slot.
  • The day after city electrical final passes, confirm the slot.

Separate-meter projects

If your DADU got a separate service (step 1.3, outcome 3), this whole process repeats independently — separate meter, separate billing, separate energization scheduling.

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