Schrammdriller
Pumps and well contractor for 25 years
Running power lines in rural California has become very expensive. Utilities want totally clear space of 80' in width, bare of growth. This is almost impossible in some heavily forested and steep areas. Then the cost of the install is outrageous. My neighbor has an old service from the days when such was free, and is willing to allow me to put a private meter on his pole and take 100 amps worth of juice from his meter.
It is about 200 feet to my land, which we want underground, then over 2,000 feet to a home site.
My use would put us into "over baseline" so the cost per KW would be high, and the question of future "disputes" could be solved with a good contract...
[one would hope]
Would a step up transformer to make the 2200 foot run [maybe as much as 3000'] be something to consider? Cost to operate? Legalities?
Bite the bullet and hand the utility a hundred grand?
It is about 200 feet to my land, which we want underground, then over 2,000 feet to a home site.
My use would put us into "over baseline" so the cost per KW would be high, and the question of future "disputes" could be solved with a good contract...
[one would hope]
Would a step up transformer to make the 2200 foot run [maybe as much as 3000'] be something to consider? Cost to operate? Legalities?
Bite the bullet and hand the utility a hundred grand?