Vancouver Sun article reports that BC Hydro wants to charge as much as $20,000 to hook up new Laneway Homes. We were quite astounded by this development as we had been planning our Laneway Homes with the understanding that a service extension from the home to the garage (where the new Laneway Home will be located) would be roughly $600.
BC Hydro spokesman, Dag Sharman, confirmed that if no extension to the Laneway House is needed, it would cost about $463 to $768 to hook up the service through overhead wires. But if an extension is required, the cost to hook up a Laneway Home could run as high as $20,000 depending on lane configurations and requirements.
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Klondike will be following this story for new developments. Stay tuned for further updates. Until then, we want to know your thoughts on this news. Have your plans to build a Laneway House changed as a result of this development?
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