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power lines baja

bajamoosey - 11-29-2013 at 01:07 PM

has anybody had any experience with the costs of installing power lines in baja i would need about 300 meters

woody with a view - 11-29-2013 at 01:09 PM

need more info. above ground or below ground? a friend rolled his own line in conduit from his panel to the pole ans had the Elec Co make the hook up. this was in Ensenada.

CFE

bajaguy - 11-29-2013 at 01:29 PM

You need to meet with an engineer at your local/regional CFE (Comisión Federal de Electricidad - Federal Electricity Commission).........different areas/engineers = different requirements.
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has anybody had any experience with the costs of installing power lines in baja i would need about 300 meters

DENNIS - 11-29-2013 at 01:34 PM

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has anybody had any experience with the costs of installing power lines in baja i would need about 300 meters



What about a transformer? 300 meters is quite a distance.

DavidE - 11-29-2013 at 01:39 PM

CFE will print out of their computer a list of code requirements for your installation. I would be tempted to boost and buck 600 volts underground, for a 60 ampere "Dos Filas" service drop of that length. Otherwise you are looking at 4 AWG conductors. Ouch!

bajamoosey - 11-29-2013 at 02:24 PM

aerial . i think i probably need three poles . i know it will be expensive i am just wondering how expensive.

It's only money

bajaguy - 11-29-2013 at 02:29 PM

Save your Loonies and Toonies!!!!
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aerial . i think i probably need three poles . i know it will be expensive i am just wondering how expensive.

RnR - 11-29-2013 at 04:45 PM

300 meters is a long way. In La Paz area, CFE tends to limit low voltage (120V) service drops to 130-150 meters.

CFE will probably bring in their high voltage overhead lines and put the transformer near your property line.

If they do, it is their work with their crews. The local engineer can print out an estimate. No charge for the consultation.

DENNIS - 11-29-2013 at 05:21 PM

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If they do, it is their work with their crews. The local engineer can print out an estimate. No charge for the consultation.


Really?? The customer doesn't order and pay for this?
Sounds like it's a little beyond the beaten path.

RnR - 11-29-2013 at 09:27 PM

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If they do, it is their work with their crews. The local engineer can print out an estimate. No charge for the consultation.


Really?? The customer doesn't order and pay for this?
Sounds like it's a little beyond the beaten path.


Sorry if not clear. The customer pays. CFE will use their own crews and materials and the customer gets to pay the whole bill.

Their is no competitive price shopping among different electrical contractors and you get to pay CFE's union wages, with no bargaining.

Maybe I should have added a second phrase to my original ending:

No charge for the consultation, then you get bend o--r for the bill....