Change List for this Rule

 

General Order 95

 

Section III

 

Requirements for All Lines

 

33.2    Ground or Earth as a Conductor

 

Ground or earth shall not be used as a normal return or circuit conductor. In direct current supply systems or in single phase or polyphase supply systems, a neutral or any other conductor shall be used under normal use as a return or circuit conductor; however, the grounding of the neutral or any other conductor is not permitted as a normal return or circuit conductor. The neutral or any other conductor is permitted to be grounded only for the purposes of stabilization and protection.

 

Note:    Revised January 19, 1994 by Resolution SU–25.