I have a 100 amp service on a house built in 72. The meter is stubed up in the back yard and the Panel in the house is fed with an underground line from the meter. The line from the meter to the house is about 110 feet. My question is does it make sence from a payback point of view to move the meter to the house and get rid of the 100 foot gap between the meter and the panel. The power company said if the service is upgraded to 200 amp they would want the meter moved to the house. They said it cost 160 dollars for the wire and they want a trench open for them for the new wire. I think I should be able to get a meter socket for around $250 dollars. The question is how much electricity is being wasted that I am paying for in that 100 foot run and is it enough it would make cents? I also read on a site that oversizing the wire by one size larger than the NEC requires is a good idea because of the electricity saved is this true? Thanks

I have a double switch, with one of the switches feeding the outlet for the disposal unit. It has 2 wires (black and white) with the white being hot. I'd like to tap into the source for the second switch, in order to power some counter lights. The breakoff tab is still in place and there are currently no pigtails being used anywhere. Any suggestions would be most welcomed. Regards,