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Originally Posted by astrohip
You've gotten advice all over the map. Here's my experience:
Our electric coop has a simple rule: You can get power from the nearest pole. That's all they are responsible for. You pay to bring it your house. And only they can run the line. That way they know it meets their codes/needs/rules.
The cost varies depending on whether you want to string it on poles, or bury it. Buried lines are trenched 4' deep, in a 4"conduit. Nothing, repeat, NOTHING else is allowed in that trench. Believe me, I tried, begged & pleaded to get some other lines run, or at least conduit installed. No way.
I didn't want poles, so I paid for a buried line. Costs $12/foot, all inclusive (labor, conduit, etc). I had about 600 feet to run. Then they install a transformer where you want (as long as it's close to the final usage). That's another $2K. Plus some concrete pads, and meter costs, etc. Final cost was about $12,000.
They run 14,000 volts in the buried line. Transformer drops it to house current (120/220/etc). Then I had to pay a local electrician to run buried lines from their transformer to the meter, then on to the house & barns.
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^^^^This is about the best answers you have been given.
I have been retired out of the electrical business for more than 15 years so I have no idea what it would cost today for the services you need.
Contact the utility co in your area and ask them to recommend a contractor they work with who can give you a quote.
If you go the DIY route and the system does not pass the utility company codes, you will be doing it over.
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