Monday I met with the local power company. We discussed our needs and because of the distances involved this is the plan:
1-Set two poles, one mid span on their existing line other side of the road and the other along roadside on our property
2-Run primary underground cable to a transformer 320' off the road. Cable length will be longer due to route it takes and going up pole.
3-Set 15kv transformer on ground vault
4-Run secondary line to nearby 200A meter then outdoor 200A feedthrough panel with room for 8 additional circuits. from there to house once built.
All this for around $8k, but wait there's more.....:confused2:
Power company supplies and install two poles, overhead wires to cross street, and 15kv transformer, makes all connections.
Power company does NOT supply or install trench, primary underground cable, conduit, transformer base, meter pedestal, meter cabinet, or outdoor feedthrough panel. Everything beyond the meter is all our responsibility, which is normal. That's right folks all that is on top of the $8k estimate, plus I have to install it all. I knew that there was going to be a hefty bill to get this done right. I was surprised when the line engineer said they don't run the underground cable, only make the connections. We are glad that we have the time to get the site work done ahead of time, this will really help keep any mortgage on the actual build down.
Today I had to drive out to a supply house local to the property to order the approved primary cable. The local supply houses near where we live currently don't know how to get it, since our current power company supplies it for you. On the bright side I was able to get it for $0.40 cheaper then two other places I called out there. It should be in middle of next week. We are planning on doing the install as soon as weather breaks this spring, there's just too much going on the next couple months to get it done before the snow starts to pile up.