Cost for underground power?

[riptides]

Twenty dollars a foot???????? /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

-Mike Z.

 

[hilld]

For that cost you can do solar with backup generator and be completely off grid and will never have a power bill and you can be green as well. Depending on where you live, there are some serious tax incentives to do so.

Derek

 

[WhyNot]

A guy down the road just had 200 amp buried service ran 1100 feet and it cost him $11,000 to have it done in clay no rock's to deal with. That was for the trans., wire, and trench. When he asked about doing the trench himself the eng told him he couldn't cause it may not be dug deep enough. After they were finished trenching he went up there to see what they had done in a day they had only trenched it about 18" deep. I should mention that this area is a state dubbed "smart growth zone" so you have to pay for 100% of your utility hook up where as the guy 1 mile down the road has to pay for 50%

 

[3RRL]

I think that is still cheap...read my post 3 or 4 up from yours.
And that's exactly why we're going solar...totally off grid.

 

[WhyNot]

I saw your post and don't think any price posted is cheap. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif I have looked into solar since N.J. has a rebate program but even with the rebate it would still cost me around $20,000. I don't think I would ever pay my self back. But if I was starting from scratch and the electric company told me any of the above prices I would be looking at solar like you.

 

[3RRL]

California has a rebate program too, unfortunately, you have to be hooked up to the grid to get it. It's not available for off-grid like mine. For me, it was a no brainer. At about $50/ft my 4,000 feet would be a tad under $200,000! With that in mind, all these other prices I see posted seem pretty reasonable. Solar was our only option.

 

[Cord]

Yea, I looked briefly into solar or wind power. It might be good for some minor lighting, but won't work for the well and mound system. Both of those motors pull too much power to be on a realistic battery powered system. The one thing that hasn't been debated is the use of a tiny diesel generator for the well and septic and propane lights and heat.

 

[Gatorboy]

I was given a quote of $7/foot by BGE (Baltimore Gas/Electric) back in 2001.

 

[PineRidge]

Some utilities trench & run the feed for free. Ours was 650' too.

 

[3RRL]

You guys must not have as many illegal aliens to pay for. LOL /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif