re: Demco running power underground 150’ from transformer to house. Costs?

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Even my rural podunk coop, that ran 2.5 miles of line with nothing more than a handshake, still wanted me to pay for the last 100ft from pole to meter underground. Above ground thwy are fine with. Underground, out of pocket. To the OP, 1300 for wire, trenching, and connection

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Pretty standard. Most will run a pretty good distance over head but anything under ground costs the customer. They do do it pretty cheaply sometimes though. Most co-ops in my experience will do it for much less than a contractor would charge, basically for the labor. Sometimes they won’t do it at all. Technically they are not supposed to compete with contractors but the line side of the meter is kind of a gray area. Generally it belongs to the utility and an overhead service will always be a contractors to the weatherhead and drip loop but underground services are open to debate.