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I'm installing my own 208Y/120 3P 4 wire 200 amp service for my shop in lake ariel, PA. I have a few questions regarding the Neutral and the ground. So let me get things up to speed. This is a Brand new service installation. My poco is installing a new pole and a transformer for me after I pass my inspection.
This is a overhead service entrance, I'm ran(4) 3/0 copper conductors to my 7 jaw murray meter pan down the conduit then directly into my siemens p1 250a panel with a 200 amp main breaker. My questions are regarding the ground and the neutral. I read that if its not a subpanel and is actually the main service entrance panel then you can ground from the neutral bar but this is what confuses me a bit. I feel like the Neutral should be separate as the return path back to the transformer.
As of right now I'm confused about where to connect my ground rods to.
Should I ground my Neutral in the meter pan to the rods? or should I run a ground wire from my neutral bar in the main panel all the way back out to the grounding rods? and what about a separate isolated ground bus bar in the corner of the panels should that go out separately to the ground rods? or Do I Ground my neutral terminals in the meter pan to the pan it's self plus down to the rods? what would I run back outside to the grounding rods from the main panel? Do I need to ground my connections separate on a ground bar in the enclosure gutter of the main panel or is the neutral bus bar the spot? or do I run a ground wire from the Neutral bar to the ground bar then to outside to the rods? my name is chris I live in Northeast PA and I'm a DIY kinda guy with some minor electrical experience but none with 3 phase. thank you for any help!
 
Hi Chris and Welcome to the UK Forum. The best advice I could give you is to engage a licensed Electrician experienced in this work. You can assist with labouring but it's not a diy task, in my humble opinion.
 
Sorry Chris I don't know anything about American electrical supplies but welcome to the forum anyway.
 

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