1. Costs can vary wildly depending on location. Do you have large trunk lines running near? There are a ton of studies you need to do. Environmental impact and the like. The only substation I ever priced out was about $1 million but it is right next to an existing substation and high capacity lines.
2. Generating your own electricity is a great option if you can build a wind farm. Solar is a non starter due to cost and limited production capacity. Maybe natural gas generators if you have mineral rights and access to it.
Its really about location as far as how you can set your power up. If you are in a rural farm area with no access to larger capacity power lines you are pretty much boned.
2. Generating your own electricity is a great option if you can build a wind farm. Solar is a non starter due to cost and limited production capacity. Maybe natural gas generators if you have mineral rights and access to it.
Its really about location as far as how you can set your power up. If you are in a rural farm area with no access to larger capacity power lines you are pretty much boned.
Yeah we have large trunk lines running through. The land is located right beside a small town.
I know for sure that they have recently built a substation a little ways away, would it be worth trying to purchase one/build towards an existing one?
We have good access to generators for cheap, do you think this might be the way to go if I can't get a large amount of electricity? This is what I've mainly been considering but looking into substations first to see what kind of power I can get.
Are you required to purchase the substation or can you just draw electricity from one if you are close enough?
