Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Selecting a site Difficulty/Cost of getting utilities onto property?

If you've got a long run for your electric service, and the Power Company's fee seems prohibitive, check into the costs for alternate service sizes. We have a 900 foot service line in from the road - this was over the Power Company's limit for a "free" 200 Amp service. An old family friend at the Power Company pointed out that a 400 Amp service for this distance would be no charge (I think they figure they're going to sell you more electricity), so that's what we put in. It cost a little more for the hardware I had to buy, but overall we saved money and got a bigger service to boot.