1. Contact an Electrician:

Tell them what you want to do.

 

2. Phone BC Hydro (1-877-520-1355):

– Tell the employee you want to relocate your service off your house to your new private pole.

– Tell them you’re putting the wires underground from the new meter pole to the house, if this is what you want to do.

– Don’t say anything about type of meter.

– Ask for a Reference # to give to your Electrician.

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BC Hydro asked for: address, name, DOB, ?? amp service, phone #

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BC Hydro Cost: Wire Change Out to New Pole = $987 (new wire)  or  $860 (re-use wire already @ your residence)

3. Electrician’s Quote:

Costs to Move BC Hydro Meter Off House to Private Pole ~200 feet away + Install Underground Wiring from Meter Pole to House (including trenching, trucking, sand, & cut down (1) maple tree)

– Materials: $2,724.65

– Journeyman Electrician – 28 hours @ $75 = $2,100

– Electrical Labourer – 8 hours @ $20 = $160

– Electrical Permit – $256

– Sand + Trucking – $502.90

– Mini Excavator – 12 hours @ $85 = $1,020

– Mini Excavator Delivery – $100

– Class 4 25-foot Power Pole + Delivery – $463.60

– GST = $353.56

Total = $7,680.71

4. Total Costs:

BC Hydro $987 (new wire) + Electrician $7,681 = $8,668

 

first featured in Nov 2018 Newsletter from StopSmartMetersBC.com