Mike M

Hi Bonner it’s the same person coming out that originally quoted £53K and dropped it to £13K as she had the wrong information! She seems inflamatory to be honest

So wife spoke to National Grid. Explained we didn’t need a 50KVA transformer as the existing one on the pole powers our house we just need another one of similar size to power the barn. National Grid site recommends 17.8KVA. Lady on phone says “we only do two sizes a 50KVA and a 25KVA” wife says well the 25KVA will suffice and be cheaper. lady on phone “We can’t fit two transformers to the pole it’s too small” we have a huge pole. Has anyone heard this before? They are coming to site on Monday so let’s see what they suggest!

Thanks Garry. I need to do some more digging I think. That’s really helpful.

Thanks Mark. I’m getting mixed messages from wherever I look to be honest. I don’t think we need a 50KVA but that’s what they (Grid) are saying.

Hi. Thanks for the reply. They were desk based quotes. No one came out. Why would they include a cost for upgrade if it’s no longer chargeable? It’s very confusing.

Planning is the key if you’re buying yourself. You don’t want to pay labour charges if materials are not on site. Saying that you will save and be in control of your own budget. Do not pay a builder up front. Stage payments are the way.

Hi Bonner. Apparently the 16KVA isn’t big enough to run both properties? It’s two 4 bedroom spaces. The barn is electric throughout including underfloor in all rooms so no radiators.

So we’ve just built a Cotswold Barn 30 metres from our existing property for a holiday let. It’s 10 metres from electric supply pylon running a 16KVA transformer. National Grid initially wanted £53K to install electricity to the new property. Argued the toss and now it’s £15K. It’s difficult to justify as they say we need a 50KVA transformer to run both properties! we hadn’t budgeted for anything like £15K. Any help understanding what our options are would be greatly appreciated. I’m not at all electrically minded. Thanks