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Meters

We, the property developers, provide power at the boundary or close to the boundary of each quinta, wherever most practical.

For example, when a transformer is located 5 meters from the boundary as in the case of Q3 or Q3C it does not make sense to put another post on the boundary. In that case, the owners of Q3 and Q3C can connect directly to the transformer which is on the post 5 meters from their boundary and take it from there.

We provide power at or near the boundary which is the nearest to the nearest transformer, not necessarily the nearest to your house.

We do not provide power cables to the houses, we do not provide power meters, we do not do any trenching for you, we do not pay power accounts. This may sound obvious but we have had people questioning this and telling us that we should pay for everything all the way to the house including the meter.

The meters are part of the agreement that each one of us need to make with the power company. company It is the purchaser responsibility to make this agreement, it is their agreement with the power company. There are different types of meters 110V only or 110V and 220V combined. The former, I was told, cost about $40, the latter, $300. Also depending on where the meter is located it may require a box. There are many different types of boxes and the one that is needed depends on the type of meter. The 220V meter requires a larger box.

The connection to the transformer also depends on the type of account that each one of us wants. For 110V only you need two wires, for 110V and 220V you need 3 wires. The cost per meter is different.

Finally, last but not least, cables can be aerial or subterranean. The former is a lot cheaper than the latter. The aerial cable may require a pole to pass above the trees. The buried cable will of course require trenching and may not be feasible depending on the terrain. Each quinta owner need to discuss this with a qualified electrician.

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