RESIDENTIAL NEW SERVICE PACKET
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CONSTRUCTION COSTS OVERVIEW
Service to Structure or Dwelling
Single Phase Service - Overhead and Underground
$300 Contribution to Construction
$8 per foot
An additional $9 per foot will be assessed for road push segments, as defined by ECE.
Directional boring charges will be determined by an ECE contractor estimate.
If underground construction takes place between November 1 and March 31, additional winter charges will apply.
Underground Service Single Phase:
If the meter socket is to be located on a structure, or by a mobile or manufactured home, the electrician (or homeowner) will provide and install a meter socket. Underground secondary wire is connected to the meter socket and run to ECE’s transformer leaving a 10 ft. coil of wire. The wire must be connected to the meter socket before ECE will energize the service. There will be a $300 Contribution to Construction fee. The "Request for Inspection" form will be filed by the electrician (or homeowner) with the State and with ECE. If self-wired, the service must pass electrical inspection before it will be connected by ECE.
Overhead Single Phase service:
If the meter socket is to be located on a structure or by a mobile or manufactured home, the electrician (or homeowner) will provide and install the underground secondary wire to a meter socket. The underground secondary wire is connected to the meter socket and ran to the pole, leaving at least 30 ft. of wire for ECE to run up the pole and connect at the top. This service has a $300 Contribution to Construction fee. The underground secondary wire must be connected to the meter socket before ECE will energize the service. The "Request for Inspection" form will be filed by the electrician (or homeowner) with the State and with ECE. If self-wired, the service must pass electrical inspection before it will be connected by ECE.
Three-phase Line Extension - Overhead or Underground - 1,000 KVA or smaller
$1,000 Contribution to Construction
$14.25 per foot
An additional $9 per foot will be assessed for road push segments as defined by ECE.
If required, directional boring charges will be determined by an ECE contractor estimate.
If underground construction takes place between November 1 and March 31, additional winter charges will apply.
Three-phase Line Extension - Overhead or Underground - Services over 1,000 KVA
Cost of service will be determined by an ECE Staking Engineer based on the infra-structure required to service the load.
Platted Developments
Platted Single Phase Developments – Recorded at the County Office
$1,500 Contribution to Construction
$8 per foot
An additional $9 per foot will be assessed for road push segments as defined by ECE.
If required, directional boring charges will be determined by an ECE contractor estimate.
If construction takes place between November 1 and March 31, additional winter charges will apply.
Service Connections within Platted Developments – Connect Fee, Per Service
$300 Contribution to Construction
Platted Three Phase Developments – Recorded at the County Office
$1,500 Contribution to Construction
$14.25 per foot
An additional $9 per foot will be assessed for road push segments as defined by ECE.
If required, directional boring charges will be determined by an ECE contractor estimate.
If construction takes place between November 1 and March 31, additional winter charges will apply.
Platted Industrial Developments – Recorded at the County Office
The customer will be billed the installed cost of the project. An estimated project cost will be required to be paid before construction begins. At the completion of construction, the customer will receive an invoice or refund for the amount over or under the paid estimate.
Miscellaneous Charges/Requirements
Winter Underground Construction Charge
An additional $6 per trench foot will apply to any underground construction from November 1 through March 31. This is non-refundable and applies to both line footage and road push footages.
Wisconsin Electrical Inspections
Uniform Dwelling Code (UDC) requires that all new one-family and two-family dwellings require electrical inspection before service is connected. Contact municipality or WI Division of Safety and Buildings 608-267-5113 for additional information.
Structures not covered by UDC – A Certificate of Compliance stating that all electrical work is compliant with WI State and National Electrical code is required to be filed with ECE before service can be connected. This requirement applies to homeowner or contractor wiring.
Other Options Available
Right-of-way trimming for new service: Contractor Estimate
Co-op Owned Outdoor Light Installation
On existing ECE owned pole - $100
Pole required to be set by ECE for light (includes installation of outdoor light) - $300
If conductor needs to be extended to provide service to the light, there will be a $8 per foot charge.
If underground construction takes place between November 1 and March 31, additional winter charges will apply.
Easement Recording
There will be a $75 charge for recording an easement that is needed for a service.
Trip charge
After the initial site visit by the Staking Engineer, there will be a $45 charge for each additional visit to the site (unless it is waived by the Staking Engineer due to special circumstances). There will be a crew second trip charge based on a 2-hour standard (wages & equipment charges) if the service is not ready for connection on member-owned secondary. The applicable trip charge must be paid before service will be connected.
Charges may be subject to Sales Tax.