05-22-2013, 03:50 AM
HELCO wants more than just "permits": you have to buy in to the SSPP (most subdivisions; Nanavale has no SSPP), and you have to be within 100 feet of the line (or install suitable poles to cover the distance from the line to your house).
You might be able to claim "ag" and get "ag power", but you will probably still need a licensed electrician + electrical permit, even if your "ag structure" does not require a building permit.
You provide the pole. Requirements for "temporary" poles have changed; a "tripod" is no longer acceptable. Freestanding metal pole must be at least 4" diameter. Supposedly HELCO can be forced to share a pole with Telcom, if that pole is minimum 6" diameter and 16' high (Telcom requires 14' + must have 18" between power and tel).
The "pole" can be attached to your "structure", in which case a smaller diameter will work, my guess is they would require 2" pipe + weatherhead. (It happens that 2" is the smallest conduit that can be filled with enough wire to handle a 200A feed, even though HELCO probably won't bring you that much.)
You also provide the "hook" at the top of the pole, and a ground rod. (If you're getting phone service, Telcom wants two ground rods.)
Note that all Telcom installs are under 50V and therefore permit-exempt; if you can put up a 4" pole, 14' high, within 100' of the line, and sink two ground rods, Telcom will bring a phone line to the pole, no permits required. (In this case the pole is your demarc, so you might have to lay conduit to bring the phone back to your "barn" or whatever.)
You might be able to claim "ag" and get "ag power", but you will probably still need a licensed electrician + electrical permit, even if your "ag structure" does not require a building permit.
You provide the pole. Requirements for "temporary" poles have changed; a "tripod" is no longer acceptable. Freestanding metal pole must be at least 4" diameter. Supposedly HELCO can be forced to share a pole with Telcom, if that pole is minimum 6" diameter and 16' high (Telcom requires 14' + must have 18" between power and tel).
The "pole" can be attached to your "structure", in which case a smaller diameter will work, my guess is they would require 2" pipe + weatherhead. (It happens that 2" is the smallest conduit that can be filled with enough wire to handle a 200A feed, even though HELCO probably won't bring you that much.)
You also provide the "hook" at the top of the pole, and a ground rod. (If you're getting phone service, Telcom wants two ground rods.)
Note that all Telcom installs are under 50V and therefore permit-exempt; if you can put up a 4" pole, 14' high, within 100' of the line, and sink two ground rods, Telcom will bring a phone line to the pole, no permits required. (In this case the pole is your demarc, so you might have to lay conduit to bring the phone back to your "barn" or whatever.)