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• The .Light company P. O. Box 210 Baytown, Texas 77520 (713) 427-7581 Houston Lighting & Power May 9, 1996 Mr. Bob Herrera, City Manager City of La Porte P. O. Box 1115 La Porte, Texas 77571 Dear Mr. Herrera: ~~Y ~ 5 l~ crFF~~~ GF~s s_ Houston Lighting & Power Company (HL&P) has, for many years, provided meter cabinets, at no cost, for electrical contractors within our service area. There were several reasons for this, including quality control and a standardization in the type of meters being used. Often at the urging of HL&P, a number of cities, including La Porte, have incorporated the requirement into the City's electrical code for the electric service company to provide meter cabinets to licensed electrical contractors. After reviewing many of the practices and procedures that affect the price of electricity, HL&P will no longer provide these meter cabinets at no cost. By copy of this letter, HL&P is requesting a change in La Porte's electrical code to eliminate the requirement that the meter cabinet be furnished by the public service company. For your review is a copy of the current La Porte Code and some suggested language on how the code may be amended to incorporate the language that the meter cabinet be approved by the electric service company. Standards in the electrical equipment industry have changed as well as our own need to contain costs. Beyond the obvious costs savings for HL&P by not keeping an inventory of meter cabinets, contractors will have the convenience of purchasing the cabinets at numerous electrical supply houses or hardware stores when they are purchasing other job materials. The cost of meter cabinets is nominal and should average around $30. Currently the contractors have to come to an HL&P office and often include these transportation costs in charges to customers. Iz~~~.1V~ D CI!-~ A Subsidiary of Houston Industries Incorporated