electrofelon
Senior Member
- Location
- Cherry Valley NY, Seattle, WA
I have an odd situation dealing with a utility and a new overhead service I am trying to get connected. My first thought is this utility rep is off base. The location is an industrial area, overhead lines along the street, on the the same side as clients property. I am not exactly sure where the property line is, but probably somewhere around 10 feet away from the pole. Basically completely normal situation. The utility rep is saying the city may not allow an overhead service. He said, "permitting is checking withe the city to see if they will allow an overhead service in their right of way."
Now I could see maybe if this was an area where electrical infrastructure was all underground, or a line extension, but its not. Furthermore, since when does a utility have to get an easement from a municipality to work on/serve someone from their system? Isnt that why we have things set up the way they are for ease of service for everyone? Has anyone heard of anything like this?
Now I could see maybe if this was an area where electrical infrastructure was all underground, or a line extension, but its not. Furthermore, since when does a utility have to get an easement from a municipality to work on/serve someone from their system? Isnt that why we have things set up the way they are for ease of service for everyone? Has anyone heard of anything like this?