Electricity in garage

Gerry1

jrawle said:

Is the route between the house and garage all across your property, or does it involve crossing a public area, road, pavement, etc.? I'd guess the latter unless you have an older/large house, as 20 metres is quite a long way. That would make running an extension lead (or digging up the road for an electrician to install a cable) less of a good option. It would also explain why there are two separate supplies in the first place.

The OP said they own the land in between.

ispookie666

Are we discussing the cost of disconnecting a power supply?  
I thought these were expensive - close to £1000 or higher.  Add to this the cost of electrician to run SWA cable to the garage and the cost would be close to £2000 (may be exaggerated!).  

We are still talking about years before breaking even.  I would probably just stick with the current situation and get a smart meter installed. I'm sure the company will adjust DD according to your usage.   

Ultrasonic

ispookie666 said:

Are we discussing the cost of disconnecting a power supply?  
I thought these were expensive - close to £1000 or higher.  Add to this the cost of electrician to run SWA cable to the garage and the cost would be close to £2000 (may be exaggerated!).  

We are still talking about years before breaking even.  I would probably just stick with the current situation and get a smart meter installed. I'm sure the company will adjust DD according to your usage.   

You raise an interesting point re. the disconnection cost, but a £20 extension lead will cover future power supply for the few times it's needed.