Electrical Responsbility

[joesmoe2012]

I live in a duplex with 2x200 amp meters. The line going from these two meters to the utility company is only 106 amps.

The engineer paid me a visit today and let me know that I'm using the equivalent of 10 of my neighbors. There are 12 houses on the closest transformer and i'm using 90% of it 24/7.

This is a bunch of bs.

They should charge whatever necessary in order to maintain their infrastructure.

They want $15k to upgrade it now.

Just forget it...look for a warehouse with cheaper industrial 3-Phase power...much better and cheaper than 15k...

This is exactly what we have done.

[Luke-Jr]

Who's responsibility is the transformer? Isn't that the power companies not mine?

They said if i blow the fuse again they won't be back until morning. This is in CO, USA with excel energy.

DON'T give in to them! I live in Colorado (Arvada) they tried to make me pay to move a line that had been connected to my garage 10 years BEFORE I bought the house. They came out, put in a new pole, moved the line and tried to stick me with an $1800 bill. Fricken pound sand Xcel Energy!!!

I called the Public Utilities Commission, super nice lady, told me to write them (P.U.C.) a letter. In just two weeks I got a nice little letter back from Xcel stating they were sorry for the error in judgement and I would NOT have to pay the $1800.

So fight it!! You are paying your bill every month so they can just pony up the money and build out what you need to support your mining business.

Hope this helps.

Rob

I wonder if there's someone from the city I could complain to, to get cable... BrightHouse wants $30k to run it to me (1 mile).

[lightfoot]

Luke wants his MTV...

[Luke-Jr]

Luke wants his MTV...

What's MTV? I'm just tired of DSL.

[ZiG]

Luke wants his MTV...

What's MTV? I'm just tired of DSL.

"Music TV", buddy... available on Cable only...

Edit ...: to answer your question...This is what I could find...:

http://www.fcc.gov/guides/cable-television-where-file-complaints-regarding-cable-service

Hope it helps...

[lightfoot]

Luke wants his MTV...

What's MTV? I'm just tired of DSL.

Least you could get DSL. I was stuck with fucking ISDN (ISDL) for years till I finally got cable. I live in a literal data black hole; got a mountain of iron next to my house that sinks cell and I'm 15,100 feet from the stupid CO.

I live in a hole. Hi from the hole!

[DigitalPackrat]

According to my electric bill I am averaging 90a. I just found the weak spot in my system while running an electric close dryer while the electric hot water heater and house AC was on and melted some wires at the meter. I am still amazed that the power company hasn't said anything about my usage but they reconnected me and installed a new meter without any issues.

[pjviitas]

According to my electric bill I am averaging 90a. I just found the weak spot in my system while running an electric close dryer while the electric hot water heater and house AC was on and melted some wires at the meter. I am still amazed that the power company hasn't said anything about my usage but they reconnected me and installed a new meter without any issues.

This kind of thing is going to start happening more and more until local safety authorities start declaring residential bitcoin mining a dangerous activity.

This is the same thing that happened to the legal marijuana grow operations.

Once a few houses burn down from Bitcoin mining the media will be all over this.

Bitcoin price will take a hit over this.

[lightfoot]

Once a few houses burn down from Bitcoin mining the media will be all over this.

Bitcoin price will take a hit over this.

Well, a house should not burn down; if you have a 200a service then your house wires should be able to handle 200a. Well, 80% continious and all that. But the problem is the local infrastructure, and if some guy's house wires burned up it's probably because his house was rated for 60-100a service and some moronic electrician put a 200a service in. Likewise if you have 15a wires and you just jam in a 20a breaker expect hilarity to ensue.

Now normally when you upgrade your panels you get this thing called a "permit" from the evil govt. That is what the utility usally looks at when deciding how big the transformer should be, not

The problem is the neighborhood, and the utility are "other people" which sometimes individuals do not take into account.

C