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Does anyone have experience purchasing a transformer for a property?

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Looking at purchasing some property, some of the properties have power lines located on them but no transformer near by. The electric company wants me to own the property first, then they will send out an Engineer to give me an estimate. Has anyone had any experience purchasing a transformer for their property? What's the process or price estimate? The properties are in Arkansas and Missouri areas. Trying to decide if it's worth it to purchase cheaper rural land that requires a transformer or more expensive land located more towards the city with utilities already available.

I don't want to go Solar because my mom will be coming to visit often, she's on oxygen and high maintenance in general lol.
 
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General around here the power company installs the transformer at their expense and then you cover the cost of getting it to the house. The power pole itself was about $1,500 last time I checks but that was some time ago. There was a per foot cost for getting it to the house.
 
LovesDogs said:
I don't want to go Solar because my mom will be coming to visit often, she's on oxygen and high maintenance in general lol.
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But if the grid goes down, she dies. (So does 90% of AmeriKa, in less than a year, says the DoD.)

There are some relatively new, very efficient O2 generators (Inogen) that almost certainly cost less than a transformer ;), and will work after the (imminent?) collapse...
 
I’m in nz so this may not be relevant
im an electrician so had a little experience with this here.
we run 230v / 400v men system
here it’s not unusual for the lines company to ask you to instal network lines but they require you to gift them to the network before connection. (any lines run on your own land are at your expense)
if others connect to that part of the network in the next five years you may be able to claim a portion of your costs from them.
if running cables a few miles ,it’s worth looking into going off grid solar ,wind or water generator instead.
it might well be a lot cheaper to setup
with modern technology it can be just as reliable.
(solar with batteries and backup generator)
Some city people struggle to adapt to being off grid but it’s not that difficult
stand alone off grid is well worth considering in my opinion
 
Mark C said:
But if the grid goes down, she dies. (So does 90% of AmeriKa, in less than a year, says the DoD.)

There are some relatively new, very efficient O2 generators (Inogen) that almost certainly cost less than a transformer ;), and will work after the (imminent?) collapse...
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Lol true, I wouldn't mind having it for backup but I don't feel like taking on that task right now. Power would just be easier.
 
MrB said:
I’m in nz so this may not be relevant
im an electrician so had a little experience with this here.
we run 230v / 400v men system
here it’s not unusual for the lines company to ask you to instal network lines but they require you to gift them to the network before connection. (any lines run on your own land are at your expense)
if others connect to that part of the network in the next five years you may be able to claim a portion of your costs from them.
if running cables a few miles ,it’s worth looking into going off grid solar ,wind or water generator instead.
it might well be a lot cheaper to setup
with modern technology it can be just as reliable.
(solar with batteries and backup generator)
Some city people struggle to adapt to being off grid but it’s not that difficult
stand alone off grid is well worth considering in my opinion
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Thank you! It's definitely something I'd consider in the future. For the moment I need power though however I really appreciate the info ❤️
 
MrB said:
if running cables a few miles ,it’s worth looking into going off grid solar ,wind or water generator instead.
it might well be a lot cheaper to setup
with modern technology it can be just as reliable.
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We are standalone off grid for that exact reason. By the time we paid for the power lines and transformer we'd have spent almost enough to go off grid, so we just went off grid. An oxygen generator does use a bit of power, but you can easily size your system to take that into account.

Either is an option. Don't dismiss either out of hand, do the maths on both.

However:
LovesDogs said:
Power would just be easier.
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The grid does have the advantage that when there is a power cut you can ring up the power company and say "there's a power cut", and they'll fix it eventually. While when you're off grid and there's a power cut, you have to think "oh no, what's gone wrong now and how much is it going to cost me to fix it?". :) Even being "just as reliable" as the grid means less than 100% reliable...

Off grid is great when you're reasonably handy, understand how the system works and can maintain and do minor repairs yourself. It's a bad idea if you don't really understand it or have the time to manage it.
 
The Revolting Man said:
General around here the power company installs the transformer at their expense and then you cover the cost of getting it to the house. The power pole itself was about $1,500 last time I checks but that was some time ago. There was a per foot cost for getting it to the house.
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Thank you, it's impossible to get information out of the power companies until an engineer comes out.
 
LovesDogs said:
...Power would just be easier.
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FollowingHim said:
The grid does have the advantage that when there is a power cut you can ring up the power company and say "there's a power cut", and they'll fix it eventually.
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...until they don't.

The report of the EMP Commission, and the late Dr. Peter Vincent Pry, made it clear that the 'grid-down' threat is not only very real, but increasingly likely. The "war on fossil fuels" is about as clear an indication as imaginable that the intent is to take the grid down. (The EV-idiocy is another indicator; the grid can't handle the tiny fraction of EV cars now, forget winter, and the math is clear: people won't be able to travel when the WEF Great Reset comes to fruition.)

So - I'd suggest the question is whether people want to prepare now to be 'off-grid,' or in a panic...by which time it will be too late.

FollowingHim said:
Off grid is great when you're reasonably handy, understand how the system works and can maintain and do minor repairs yourself. It's a bad idea if you don't really understand it or have the time to manage it.
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True. But it beats the alternative, which IS the plan.
 
Mark C said:
...until they don't.

The report of the EMP Commission, and the late Dr. Peter Vincent Pry, made it clear that the 'grid-down' threat is not only very real, but increasingly likely. The "war on fossil fuels" is about as clear an indication as imaginable that the intent is to take the grid down. (The EV-idiocy is another indicator; the grid can't handle the tiny fraction of EV cars now, forget winter, and the math is clear: people won't be able to travel when the WEF Great Reset comes to fruition.)

So - I'd suggest the question is whether people want to prepare now to be 'off-grid,' or in a panic...by which time it will be too late.


True. But it beats the alternative, which IS the plan.
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I'm a "wait until it's too late" kind of gal lol
 
It will vary from each power company, we have a co-op here in Missouri where we live, and it cost me $1300. for 3 poles, a 200-amp transformer, and a meter, about 4 years ago.
 
Edward said:
It will vary from each power company, we have a co-op here in Missouri where we live, and it cost me $1300. for 3 poles, a 200-amp transformer, and a meter, about 4 years ago.
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Edward said:
Yep, you have to wait.
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Thank you! I'm looking in Missouri as well but may have to settle on Arkansas because it's cheaper unfortunately lol

See I didn't want to purchase the land and then have to invest 10k in power so I may settle on something closer to town with utilities even though it's not ideal.
 
The power company should be willing to tell you the current cost of a transformer and poles and how many feet between poles so you can make an estimate.

Keep in mind electric companies were having a hard time getting transformers in well before we started pouring them down that black hole called the Ukrainian power grid.
 
rockfox said:
The power company should be willing to tell you the current cost of a transformer and poles and how many feet between poles so you can make an estimate.

Keep in mind electric companies were having a hard time getting transformers in well before we started pouring them down that black hole called the Ukrainian power grid.
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Thank you, unfortunately when I ask any of those questions they just hit me with a "we need to send out an Engineer." I think I'll just buy closer to town with utilities near rather than get into something that may cost too much.
 
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