New Electrical Breaker

[Anonymous]

I am building a detached garage in DC, fully permitted. For electric, I want PEPCO to install a new main breaker box in the garage served directly by PEPCO's overhead line, rather than a sub-panel served by the existing main breaker in my house. My house electric is old and I suspect that getting a new sub-panel would involve redoing my entire existing main breaker and would cost many thousands of dollars. My thought is that I could leave the current house electric as-is if PEPCO will install a new main panel just for my garage. If PEPCO will do this, I bet they charge a lot. Can anyone weigh-in on whether or not this is possible, and if so, is a new main breaker through PEPCO going to be cheaper?? Any thoughts appreciated, but the electric must be permitted (neighbors, etc.). Thank you.

[Anonymous]

You essentially ask them to put in a new/second service to your home. I think upgrading the existing panel might be less costly.

[Anonymous]

I have a similar situation, a separate meter for three outlets in the basement -- an odd situation I inherited when I bought the house. I'm moving them to the main panel and canceling the second account. I'm getting nickel and dimed by Pepco's $13.00 "customer charge" (an administrate fee, basically) that I pay for each account. (it's on your bill.) I pay it on the basement whether I use any electricity that month or not. You wlll too for a separate meter in your garage. Over many years you will save numerous extra $13 payments if you bite the bullet and run it from the main panel.