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When the Electric Company Owes You a Favor?

Don't know if this might help my longer term plans for a dedicated line?

The electrical utility where I live has just stopped by the house to apologetically disclose that the utility pole supplying my house must be removed from an adjacent property.

It seems the pole only feeds my house, or may be an intermediate pole between the street and my house. So although it has been there for about 75 years or so, they are proposing that it moves to my property.

Perhaps concerned that I might protest, it seems they have asked if there is anything they can do for me.

So if the electrical utility were putting up a new pole and/or new supply to your house, what wouuld be on your wish list as an audiophile?

If no potential benefit for digital noise floors or massive monoblocks, perhaps I should at least try to avoid getting a utility pole in the garden? Or ask them to hide / bury all new wires?

Thanks for advice.
cwlondon

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davehrab
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I would ask for a underground service from the pole to the house ... your current over head feed is an aluminum cable because it is light in weight and can be suspended ... the under ground line is a heavy copper line and much bigger gauge

Unlike ICs and SC that sit between a low impedance source trying to drive the cable to a high impedance Load ... Power Cables that deliver power sit in series between the street transfo and house service entrance ... the most important thing is low series resistance ...

Biggest issue is if the pole is across the street ... it becomes cost prohibitive as you need to contract a construction company to dig a trench across the road and then restore the road once the conduit is installed ... if the pole is on you side of the street ... it’s like running a big dedicated line under ground

Imagine the aluminum cable as the stock power cord that came with a component and the copper under ground run as a upgraded power cord

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davehrab
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Jim ... it was the early 90’s because I was still getting Stereophile in the mail ... there was a short piece about how Dan D'Agostino the owner of Krell at that time installed a under ground line with copper cabling ... he said in addition to the improvements to his system ... all the light bulbs glowed warmer

I tried to find the article in Stereophile but gave up

I think the best advice Cwlondon received was from Bifwynne
to seek out a land use attorney and from Rlwainwright
to find out exactly what he may be entitled to
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