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Old January 23, 2017   #57
Cole_Robbie
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When I had a pole put in for my greenhouse, the electric company said I had to have the service entrance built, the thing that attaches to the pole outside. Then they gave me their own spec sheet about the way it had to be constructed, and told me to hire a local electrician.

From what I understand, every utility company has their own precise specs about the service entrance. It reminds me a lot of the practice of law and the trade protectionism involved. Very few things are hand-built built one at a time in our modern world. The best reason to keep it that way is to make a good job for someone. The service entrance I paid $1,500 for to a local guy to build would have been $300 if it was made in China, or at least assembled there. I'm sure the parts my local guy used were Chinese. Is there any practical reason that things are done the way they are?
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