High Tension power lines

[Robert_in_NY]

We pastured horses under the line. When the power company wanted to do maintenance they would send someone to the house a week prior and make arrangements to enter the property with the least amount of disturbance to the live stock. These guys were professionals and knew what they were doing.

They really are great neighbors. They use helicopters to check the lines here and when they get to our pasture they stop short and fly around the pasture instead of flying low over top of the animals. They always go out of their way to keep the adjoining land owners happy.

 

[ustmd]

We have transimission lines at along the edge of our property. We have pasture under it. We have never had a problem. The power company only needs access, we keepo it mowed. They did build a great gate in the fence line between my neighbor and me.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

We have a transmission line about 250' from our house. No noise or any other TV/radio interference. I believe that noise, etc is more prevalent on 500 KV lines. The lines by us are 340 KV. Other than the tower being a bit unsightly, no issues in 25 years. Power company keeps it nicely trimmed. No ill effects from the supposed health risks. Also it is extremely rare for lightning to hit, since the lines are grounded (two small highest wires) which intentionally create a ground field around the wires, to prevent strikes. We get a few strikes a year, but in the woods 500'-1000' beyond the house. Never anything close in 25 years.

paul

Ive never seen lightning hit any of the towers (metal or wood). I did see one of the metal towers arc. Well, I describe it as an arc. There was a lot of static (well thats what it felt like) in the air as the weather fronts were changing and the lineman we talked to explained it to us that under certain conditions the lines do arc. It made a very wonderful noise and a huge flash of light but nothing was affected by it. The lineman on here would probably explain it better but I've only ever seen it happen once but it was spectacular. The noise it made building up to the boom drew our attention. Other then that the set of towers (what we call the second power line) looks just like the one the OP posted makes a buzzing noise. Its a double line built with wood posts and the noise is worse when its raining. I've built a tower stand right off the right of way but I have been so use to that noise you don't even think about it anymore. Plus the I90 is right behind the tower (50 yards) so that noise pretty much eliminates any line noise.

 

[RoyJackson]

Also, I always looked at it like this, if they own the land and you are allowed to use it then who cares if they go through it and leave a rut. Its not your property and any damage would easily be fixed if it mattered.

It is your property...you or the previous owners just sold an easement. I'm not familar with NYS laws, but I wouldn't be surprised if you're paying property taxes on the property.
An "advantage", if you will, is it gives you a good reason to protest a higher assessment.
Again, I'm not familar with NY laws...

 

[SPIKER]

My place has single set of high tower 14,500 volt lines down it see it here

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=76+CO...0.010568&vpsrc=6&gl=us&hnear=U.S.+30&t=h&z=18

the brownish strip across the corner is the lines. in 10 years they been through 2 times and did some tree removals and left a mess. I wasnt there when they came through but did get notified about it. once just after the big blackout that started due to tree to line grown up. they made a pretty big point after that of clearing most of the rightaways better. they came through last spring and hacked & sprayed some of my planted x-mas trees and I should have made them pay for them... 30 christmas trees in the 6~8 foot high are expensive. you have right to maintain any crop under them that is less than 10' here. mine are usually quite but every now & again you can hear them under the right conditions.

looks like that is a ATV/LOGGING road under the lines. the price is good about what I paid for my 22 acres 10 years ago, but I got 3 out buildings well & septic all in pretty cheap due to the power lines. looks like mature woods that could be logged off there & make more than the buy price but like me I want my logs to stay trees...

I say go for it. only issue may be getting back into the property to build and get power and well in. I would build a drive under rightaway using the road back 3/4 onto the property then head back to the property line to hide in the woods myself. you could fence off the right away along the line to keep pasture critters in or grow garden ect... stopping the atvs and non-owner access is not an issue for me but maybe for you there.


mark

edit in: here we own the property they have "right of way" which gives them the right to maintain and access it but we can plant grasses harvest any crop even trees as long as they are lower height than their right of way height standings. no permeate structures ect. also no parallel wires / fencing as it will generate electrical current thru the wires.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

It is your property...you or the previous owners just sold an easement. I'm not familar with NYS laws, but I wouldn't be surprised if you're paying property taxes on the property.
An "advantage", if you will, is it gives you a good reason to protest a higher assessment.
Again, I'm not familar with NY laws...

No, its not our property. The power company owns the land under the lines. Our property stops at the line then starts again on the other side.

 

[thatguy]

We have similar power lines that run across a corner of our land and most of the negatives have been mentioned (buzzing noise, static shock are the main issues we notice)..

Before we bought the property I researched it quite a bit and the only 'proven' issues was in CA with young kids getting cancer - BUT the kids lived directly underneath of the lines. the power company has a 100' right away from the center of the lines, so that would never happen.. BUT when you think of it, what in CA hasnt been proven to cause cancer.. hehe

b

 

[weesa20]

No, its not our property. The power company owns the land under the lines. Our property stops at the line then starts again on the other side.

I will have to do some more checking but the way the property is shown on the realtor website with property lines, it appears that I would own the land under the power lines and that the PC would have legal access- around here it generally referred to as an "easement" but I think "right-of-way" would be correct as well- but of course I'm no lawyer so there is probably some legal difference.

Weesy

 

[whistlepig]

I will have to do some more checking but the way the property is shown on the realtor website with property lines, it appears that I would own the land under the power lines and that the PC would have legal access- around here it generally referred to as an "easement" but I think "right-of-way" would be correct as well- but of course I'm no lawyer so there is probably some legal difference.

Weesy

Technically it is your property as to the rights to sell it our use the ground within the limitations of the easement. I would read the limitations carefully and be comfortable that it wouldn't interfere with any possible improvements that you may want to make later on.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

I will have to do some more checking but the way the property is shown on the realtor website with property lines, it appears that I would own the land under the power lines and that the PC would have legal access- around here it generally referred to as an "easement" but I think "right-of-way" would be correct as well- but of course I'm no lawyer so there is probably some legal difference.

Weesy

I'm not saying its that way every where. But I don't own any of the land under the power lines. They came through before I was in this area and I remember talking to my neighbor and he told me the process of when they came through and bought the land they needed which split up everyones property. Didn't really change anything other then you have some towers every so often and have less ground to pay tax on.