Mobile Home Installation

To set up electric service for a mobile home, members must meet state requirements, including permits, health department approval, and certified installer seals. 

The meter pole must be installed in concrete, placed within specific distance limits, and properly grounded and wired according to Clark Energy’s specifications.

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State Requirements (revised 11/06/2013)

Fire Marshall's phone number is 502-573-1795

The state requires the home owner to have the following permits/seals before an electrical inspection can be performed and electric service can be turned on:

  1. KRS 211.350 - On-site Sewage Disposal System - "Notice of Release" - issued by the health department.

All new or previously owned manufactured or mobile homes (effective January 1, 2009):

  1. KRS 277.570 (4) - Certified installer seal. Contact mobile home retailers for a list of certified installers.

Previously owned manufactured or mobile homes:

  1. KRS 227.605 (2) -
    1. B1 seal = habitable, meets pre-1976 code or HUD code performance standards
    2. B2 seal = not-habitable, does not meet pre-1976 code or HUD code performance standards. Salvage only; legal for storage use only.