Electrical meter?

[Scotdark]

I have property in oroville Washington , and have power to a pole about 500' from building site..how much would it be to run underground and get a meter and a outdoor panel... The outdoor panel is for my travel trailer... I need 50 amp service and maybe two 120 v plugs that I could use for whatever... If any of this makes sense???

[rick91351]

I have property in oroville Washington , and have power to a pole about 500' from building site..how much would it be to run underground and get a meter and a outdoor panel... The outdoor panel is for my travel trailer... I need 50 amp service and maybe two 120 v plugs that I could use for whatever... If any of this makes sense???

I would start first talking to your power company.  Cost us a couple grand to hook up.....  then excavation and conduit and meter base and then your wire which a local jobber can figure out your voltage drop in 500'.  Then we had the State of Idaho permitting and inspection process. 

[hpinson]

Similar in New Mexico, a couple grand via the local electric coop. You might be able to save some by doing the trenching, graveling the trench bottom, sourcing and laying the wire and conduit - yourself, and having everything ready to be hooked up and inspected.

[Don_P]

Our POCO doesn't like to hook to campers, they've been burned too many times when the camper leaves and the infrastructure cost has not been recovered. A 200 amp temporary to the house site with the camper hooked to the temporary during construction works. They much prefer to see a GC and permits ready for the house. As an unlicensed carpenter when I moved here I had to build with a generator, they would only run the line after the house was here. Now as a licensed contractor I've seen the initial quote to the landowner drop sharply when they meet with a contractor, it calms that fear. We open and close the trench, they provide the wire, transformer and install. We do direct burial, no conduit except at road crossings. Other places I've worked require conduit the whole way. Fill carefully, a rock can slowly grind through the insulation. It varies quite a bit so you only know by asking.

[Scotdark]

Thanks don

[Dave Sparks]

Same in CA and a few other states I know of. No power or gas at the site until the permit is issued and all the fees are paid. You have about 2 to 4 years to complete the house and get a Cert of Occupancy. Fees are often charged again if it is not done in 3 years.

However, most builders in rural areas use gas powered gennies and air compressors.