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running electricity 1000 ft from road
Posted on 8/20/26 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 8/20/26 at 12:23 pm
has anyone went thru this recently with one of the local power companies? slemco, cleco, entergy, etc
IM fine with going overhead if its cheaper. waiting for them to go out and survey just mostly interested if anyone has done something similar recently to get an idea of what the price would be.
IM fine with going overhead if its cheaper. waiting for them to go out and survey just mostly interested if anyone has done something similar recently to get an idea of what the price would be.
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Posted on 8/20/26 at 1:12 pm to diat150
A friend of mine has a large greenhouse operation at least 1000 ft from the road. The power company would only drop it at the road, she had to hire contractors to bring it all the way back to the house and the greenhouse operation.
This is in Georgia, power company Walton EMC.
This is in Georgia, power company Walton EMC.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 1:14 pm to diat150
How much amperage are you needing? Have you looked into solar? It's come a long way and prices are down at the moment.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 1:19 pm to diat150
WSTE ran to my house for free when we built 5 years ago. They just made me sign something stating I wouldn't pursue power with another company which we have access to from the other side of our place.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 1:40 pm to deeprig9
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How much amperage are you needing? Have you looked into solar? It's come a long way and prices are down at the moment.
prob a 200a service, for a small "lake house" but I also want to run aerators for my pond.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 3:43 pm to diat150
Local co op west of fort worth. Municipality trenched 150' in rock and it was $8,500 or so.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 5:56 pm to diat150
They would need a ROW to drop a transformer close to your house, whether it's above ground, or at grade.
A 1,000' run of 120/240V would be a very large voltage drop.
A 1,000' run of 120/240V would be a very large voltage drop.
Posted on 8/21/26 at 7:32 am to deeprig9
8 hours a day?
Stupidity prevails with solar.
Stupidity prevails with solar.
Posted on 8/21/26 at 12:30 pm to bluedragon
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8 hours a day?
Stupidity prevails with solar.
There's ways to store electricity. It's use-case dependent. If it's a hunt camp or fish camp, it can make a lot of sense, especially if it's a mile off the road. That's why I asked what his use-case was.
ETA- did you actually graduate Auburn or are you just a redneck sidewalk fan?
Hint: There's no correct answer ....
This post was edited on 8/21/26 at 12:32 pm
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