Here comes Beryl

[EastTexCowboy]

When we built this house, we paid extra to bury the power lines from the road to the house. We're in the Piney Woods and I know if a branch takes our our power, we would be pretty low on the list to get power back just for us.

I've got an electric easement cutting across my whole property. Those are all suspended and surrounded by trees.

The co-op didn't cut it often, but they will come out if a branch is threatening a line. Since we're here, I keep them cut as a preventative. Fewer people on our property is better.

Ours was already that way when we bought it but if I were building again I'd do that same thing. That's something within my control and relatively reasonable in cost. I'm glad it's that way because you're right about the priority list. That said, I thought the rains and rising water a while back were going to put water in the transformer. Nothing is 100% bulletproof.

 

[Katahdin]

.5 gal/hr for a 20KW diesel generator means it only has a 25%-ish load on it. 2 gal/hr is more realistic if you need that much capacity.