What is the cost, per foot, for overhead service?
For new home construction the amount you pay to have overhead power lines installed to a house is based on two factors. First, whether the house will be “Total Electric” or “Gas” (to be considered “Total Electric” a house must be heated and cooled with electric heat pump(s) and heat strips only, and the water heater must be electric). Second, the square footage of conditioned space in the house; the bigger the house the more electricity it uses, the faster Southern Rivers Energy recovers the cost of installation. If the new house is built “Total Electric” and is located within 200′ of a Southern Rivers Energy pole then the overhead service will be installed at no cost. If your house site is further than 200′ from a pole Southern Rivers Energy will need to set a transformer near the house. The cost to install the high voltage wire and transformer is determined using a chart that was created from researching the cost to install wire and the average electrical consumption of different hou
