Service and meter relocation in the Denver metro
Moving a meter or burying an overhead drop is coordinated work, because the utility owns one side of the connection and the property owner owns the other.
A service relocation moves the meter and service entrance conductors, and often the panel behind them, to a new spot on the building. The dividing line matters: the utility owns the drop or lateral up to the point of attachment, and everything from there inward belongs to the property owner. That means the work gets scheduled around a utility disconnect and reconnect, and the new location has to satisfy the utility's clearance and access rules as well as the electrical code. The permit and the inspection get handled as part of the job here, since the utility will not reconnect until the work has passed.
We deal with the utility for you. We submit the service request, schedule the disconnect and reconnect, and line up our work with the utility crew so the outage stays as short as possible. The one thing only you can do is sign the utility's application as the account holder, and we walk you through exactly what to sign and when. Most homeowners never have to sit on hold with the power company.
Overhead to underground conversion replaces the span running from the pole with a buried lateral. On the property side that means a trench, conduit from the connection point to the meter location, and a service entrance rebuilt to accept an underground feed. Homeowners usually take it on when a drop crosses a planned addition or when trees and snow load keep bringing the line down.
can I move my electric meter to another side of the house?
Usually, though the new spot has to satisfy the utility as well as the code. Meters need clear access for reading and service, minimum clearances from windows, doors, and gas equipment, and a path for the drop or lateral that the utility is willing to serve.
who pays to bury the overhead power line to a house?
In most cases the homeowner covers the work on their side of the property: the trenching, the conduit, and the electrical work that brings the new underground service to the house. The utility bills its portion directly, for disconnecting the overhead line and making the final connection. Utility fees and requirements change, so we confirm the current process at the start of every job and explain up front who handles what.
does the power have to be shut off to relocate a service?
Yes. We schedule the disconnect and reconnect with the utility and line our work up with their crew, so the outage window stays as short as the job allows. The utility reconnects after the work is inspected.
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