CARY’S METER SEPARATION · SEATTLE, WA
Seattle DADU meter separation.
Separate electrical bills.
Electrical meter separation for a Seattle house, detached accessory dwelling unit (DADU) and garage—with Seattle City Light coordination, passed inspections and power reconnected.
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One meter for the house. One for the DADU and garage.
For Cary’s Seattle property, we separated the electrical metering so the DADU and garage are supplied through one meter and the main house is supplied through the other. This allows the house’s electrical usage to be billed separately from the DADU and garage.
Shudko Electric worked with Seattle City Light, submitted the application for the new meter and coordinated the service work. The project passed all required inspections from the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI) and Seattle City Light (SCL), and power was reconnected.
- Separated the main house’s metering from the DADU and garage
- Kept the DADU and garage together on one meter
- Provided a separate meter for the main house and separate electrical billing
- Submitted the new-meter application to Seattle City Light
- Prepared service planning drawings and coordinated the meter-separation work
- Passed SDCI and Seattle City Light inspections
- Completed utility reconnection
Original setup and planning
Riser diagram and site plan
Project planning drawings show the house on a separate meter and the DADU and garage supplied together. These drawings document the proposed scope; the installation photos and inspection approval follow below.
Installation and inspection approval
The project passed SDCI and SCL inspections and was reconnected. The installation photos show stages of the work; a meter position is still covered in these photos.
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How Cary’s meter separation works
Which buildings share a meter?
The DADU and garage share one meter. The main house uses the other meter, allowing its electricity usage to be billed separately from the DADU and garage.
What utility coordination was included?
We submitted the new-meter application to Seattle City Light and coordinated the service work through inspections and reconnection.
Did the project pass inspection?
Yes. The work passed SDCI and Seattle City Light inspections, and power was reconnected. The photo gallery includes the SDCI service approval sticker.
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