How Many Feet of Power Line Will the Utility Run for Free?
Free footage ranges from none to a quarter mile. What 11 tariffs give a new home, what they charge beyond it, and when a neighbor's hookup pays you back.
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Narrow questions about utility connection costs, answered with official utility, city and state documents. For fee tables and estimates, use the tap fees by city table and the calculator.
Who Owns the Sewer Line Between the House and the Main?
Where the owner's sewer pipe ends and the city's begins in nine U.S. cities, what that does to a repair bill, and which places inspect laterals at sale.
Cost to Run a Water Line 100, 300 or 500 Feet to a House
Line-item budgets for 100, 300 and 500 feet of water service, plus what distance changes: pipe size, pressure, frost depth and main extension rules.
Well Permit and Water-Right Fees: What a Private Well Costs Before Drilling
Official well permit, notice and water-right filing fees in 11 states and districts, and the tests, reports and setbacks that come with them.
Utility Fees When You Buy a New-Construction Home: What Shows Up at Closing
Which utility charges are already in a new home's price, which can appear on your Closing Disclosure, and the district debt that follows the house.
Why Water and Sewer Tap Fees Are Rising in 2026
Seven utilities, one pattern: old fee studies, higher construction costs and growth-pays policies. What changed in 2026 and what is still only proposed.
Who Pays for the Transformer on a New Home’s Electric Service?
Your utility's line extension tariff decides whether the transformer is free, folded into an allowance, or billed to you. What six tariffs actually say.
Irrigation meter cost: is a second water meter worth it?
What a separate irrigation meter costs to connect, when it cuts your sewer bill, and how long it takes to pay back, with real utility rates.
Why a home fire sprinkler system can force a bigger water meter — and what it costs
How residential sprinkler design pushes a home to a 1-inch meter, what that upsize costs at nine utilities, and what to ask before you pay.
Who Pays Tap and Impact Fees: Builder, Buyer or Seller?
The utility bills whoever pulls the permit or requests the meter. How that cost moves to buyers, lot sellers and lenders, with real city rules.