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Jeff, hows is the solar setup working for you?

After our recent encounter with the power company employees I wonder how they can deliver electricity so cheap. The neighborhood association has an electric meter to run the sprinkler system. It is a huge panel, with one circuit of 115 volts. The meter is set up for 220 but we don't need that. The meter noticed one leg of the meter was not functioning. They sent three different crews over several weeks to find the fault. First a contractor, then a real employee, then the three man crew with the most sophisticated equipment. They still not find the fault. Then they sent a new crew of two to dig for it. Still no luck. Then they called another real employee, and explained that 110 only was fine. A supervisor showed up, and agreed it was OK. So a few days later another two trucks show up and they spend an hour talking. Same drill 110 is OK, and they were skeptical anyone would be OK changing a meter from 220 to 110. Again, it is not for a house bla bla bla.

The finally did replace it, after 4 hours of fiddling. I bet well over 12 men, and 200 work hours spent on that one tiny problem. No cost to us at all.

OG&E is one of the top ranked power companies and they are great, but dang they burn money.
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