Sunland, Los Angeles, CA · January – February 2025 · LADWP / LADBS
A Sunland service upgrade with two meter positions
A two-position meter assembly, a new main panel and a second panel set into the wall, an overhead service mast through the roof, and bonding to the house's metal piping.
Cali Energy upgraded this Sunland home's electrical service with a two-position meter assembly, new distribution equipment and an overhead service mast. The work included a new main panel and a second panel set into the wall, the mast through the roof with a weather head, and a bonding conductor clamped to the metal piping. The final inspection was booked with LADBS for 28 January 2025.
At a glance
- Work
- Electrical service upgrade
- Meters
- Two meter positions in one assembly
- Panels
- New main panel, plus a panel set into the wall
- Overhead service
- Mast through the roof with a weather head
- Final
- Booked with LADBS for 28 January 2025
The story
Cali Energy upgraded this Sunland home's electrical service with a two-position meter assembly, new distribution equipment and an overhead service mast: the point where the house takes power from the grid, and everything between that point and the circuits inside.
The meter assembly carries two meter positions, so the property can have two separately metered supplies from one service. Beside it is a new main panel, and a second panel is set into an opening cut in the stucco.
The overhead conductors come in at a mast that runs up through the roof and ends in a weather head, the hooded fitting that keeps rain out of the conduit where the wires enter. Where the mast passes through the roof it is flashed. That roof was itself new: the house is in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, and when the roof was replaced the summer before, LADBS required a Class A covering.
The service work also covered bonding, which connects the house's metal piping to the service's grounding system. Here a bare copper bonding conductor was clamped onto the piping at the base of the wall.
The outside work was finished on 24 January and the final inspection was requested with LADBS for Tuesday 28 January. In February the work continued inside the house, with the walls open and circuits run through the framing in flexible metal conduit.
How it ran
| July 2024 | Roof replaced with a Class A covering |
|---|---|
| 24 January 2025 | New meter assembly, panels, mast and bonding |
| 24 January 2025 | Final requested with LADBS for 28 January |
| February 2025 | Interior wiring with the walls open |
The service outside first, the wiring inside a month later.
What we did
- Installed a meter assembly with two meter positions.
- Set a new main panel and a second panel into an opening in the wall.
- Ran the service mast through the roof and flashed it.
- Clamped a bonding conductor to the metal piping.
- Requested the LADBS final inspection when the service work was done.
- Returned the following month for the interior wiring.
System specifications
| Meter assembly | Two meter positions |
|---|---|
| Panels | New main panel; second panel set into the wall |
| Overhead service | Mast through the roof, weather head, flashed |
| Bonding | Bare copper conductor clamped to the metal piping |
| Roof | Class A covering, in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone |
| Utility / AHJ | LADWP / LADBS |
Is your project like this one?
- You need a second meter on your property.
- Your house takes its power from overhead lines through a mast on the roof.
- You are planning a remodel and the electrical service has to change first.
- Your house is in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone.
Cali Energy in Sunland
Sunland is a neighborhood inside the City of Los Angeles: permits run through LADBS, interconnection through LADWP.
Parts of Sunland lie in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, and LADBS writes it into the permit: a roof replaced there must be Class A. This house had its roof replaced with a Class A covering the summer before.
- License and classifications: CSLB #1032379
- Official reference for this process: LADBS — inspections
- Official reference for this process: LADWP interconnection requirements
Frequently asked questions
What did the service upgrade on this Sunland house include?
A meter assembly with two meter positions, a new main panel, a second panel set into the wall, a service mast through the roof with a weather head, and a bonding conductor clamped to the metal piping. No solar was involved, and the final inspection was booked with LADBS for the Tuesday after the work.
What is bonding in a service upgrade?
Bonding connects the house's metal piping to the electrical service's grounding system. On this house a bare copper bonding conductor was clamped onto the piping at the base of the wall as part of the permitted service work, and it is part of what the final inspection looks at.
Why did the roof here have to be Class A?
The house is in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, and the LADBS permit for the roof replacement the summer before required a Class A roof covering there. The new service mast passes through that roof, so it was flashed into the new covering.
Does Cali Energy do electrical service upgrades in Sunland?
Yes. Sunland is inside the City of Los Angeles, so service work is permitted and inspected by LADBS and connected by LADWP. Cali Energy upgrades services here with or without solar, including multi-meter assemblies, new panels and service masts. License CSLB #1032379.
What this would look like on your roof
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Or call +1 (323) 844-7777 · Cali Energy, Northridge · CSLB #1032379 (B, C-10, C-39) — design, permits, install and electrical under one licensed contractor.
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