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Tell them what you want to do.<\/p>\n
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– Tell the employee you want to relocate your service off your house to your new private pole.<\/p>\n
– Tell them you’re putting the wires underground from the new meter pole to the house, if this is what you want to do.<\/p>\n
– Don’t say anything about type of meter.<\/p>\n
– Ask for a Reference # to give to your Electrician.<\/p>\n
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BC Hydro asked for: address, name, DOB, ?? amp service, phone #<\/p>\n
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BC Hydro Cost: Wire Change Out to New Pole = $987 (new wire)\u00a0 or\u00a0 $860 (re-use wire already @ your residence)<\/p>\n
Costs to Move BC Hydro Meter Off House to Private Pole\u00a0~200 feet away + Install Underground Wiring from Meter Pole to House (including trenching, trucking, sand, & cut down (1) maple tree)<\/p>\n
– Materials: $2,724.65<\/p>\n
– Journeyman Electrician – 28 hours @ $75 = $2,100<\/p>\n
– Electrical Labourer – 8 hours @ $20 = $160<\/p>\n
– Electrical Permit – $256<\/p>\n
– Sand + Trucking – $502.90<\/p>\n
– Mini Excavator – 12 hours @ $85 = $1,020<\/p>\n
– Mini Excavator Delivery – $100<\/p>\n
– Class 4 25-foot Power Pole + Delivery – $463.60<\/p>\n
– GST = $353.56<\/p>\n
Total = $7,680.71<\/p>\n
BC Hydro $987 (new wire) + Electrician $7,681 = $8,668<\/p>\n
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