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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2002
Max Hartwell Beasley, III, Plano, TX (US);
Alfred L. Mayfield, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Basic Resources Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
An exemplary device and method for providing electric service are disclosed. The exemplary method for providing construction power during the construction of a facility and providing permanent power at the facility thereafter, includes installing an electric service device of the present invention at a construction site that, when energized, is operable to provide metered construction power through an electrical outlet at the device during construction of the facility and to provide metered permanent power at the facility thereafter. The method includes obtaining inspection approval of the installation of the device, and locking the device to provide metered construction power when energized. The method further includes installing a meter in the device to measure energy consumption of metered construction power and metered permanent power, and energizing the device to provide metered construction power at the construction site. Finally, the exemplary method includes obtaining inspection approval of the facility, and unlocking the device to provide metered permanent power.