OT for a sec: US wiring sources of info

On 10/7/2005 at 8:30 PM Bj?rn wrote: Line voltage in the US is now closer to 120 v phase-to-ground; my own house measures about 124 v. most of the time So we're really talking about 24kVA per phase. Why all the power? Well, first of all, I live in the Pacific Northwest, where most of the power comes from hydro sources and prices are fairly low. I'm also situated outside of city limits and served by a NRECA rural electrical co-operative, so there's some government assistance with the infrastructure costs. Cooking, heating and air-conditioning (via heat pump) is all electrical here. I refuse to bring propane (from an outside tank) into my house because of safety concerns. During the winter, our heating is supplemented with a wood-burning stove. My home's hookup is somewhat different from the typical urban dweller's. An above-ground 7200v 3-phase feeder line extends from the substation approximately 1/2 mile away and one phase of this is taken underground at the corner of my property. Approximately 400 feet later, a pedestal-mounted circuit breaker (I believe the co-op calls them "reclosers") is located at the foot of my driveway. The 7200v cable continues buried about 4' down along the remaining 200 feet of my driveway to a pedestal-mounted transformer in my front yard. The 240v from the transformer then is routed underground and enters my home slightly below grade level and is connected to a conventional outside wall-mounted KWH meter. Cheers, Chuck