Underground power/ trenching path

[USAFpj]

Our rural County office is out to lunch right now- when your electrical company runs a separate underground service to an unattached shop, is the homeowner responsible for a cleared path to the site, or will the electric company do that?

For $250, they will trench and drop the cable up to 140ft, but I didn't clarify if I'm the one, or if they, will clear the trees throughout the trench area. And if so, how wide of a path do I need to clear?

 

[klassenl]

Where I am from the customer is responsible for everything after the transformer. Everything.

 

[Falcon67]

Poco usually only works freely inside their easement. When we lived in the sticks, it was 300' and set a pole max for free. Landowner had to clear the path. Path enough to accommodate whatever equipment was required.

 

[USAFpj]

Thanks. I know it's a 5ft wide trencher they use, but one of the reps 'thinks' it's a 15ft path required. Good grief...

 

[larry4406]

Here in northern VA power company Plan A was overhead. For optional Plan B burial I had to pay the difference in construction cost and had to have clear trench access. I think the term used was "we need to drive a backhoe thru so clear enough for that". I also had to pay for a load of stone dust for their cable.

 

[dfiler2]

Here the landowner needs to clear the path, but then they pay for and bury the line. I thought it was a great deal.

 

[USAFpj]

Thanks for the replies, gents. My power company said that the homeowner is responsible for the path, but he also said that the engineer will most likely use the same trench and line that supplies the service to my house. They would then use a 'UK 5' joint that will then feed 200a service to my shop. Did I get that nomenclature correct??