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None of the POCOs around here allow 3-phase in any residential application.
.We have a good set of reason for that.
  • 208 volts does not work as well for electric ranges, ovens, stove tops, dryers, or water heaters.
  • If it is an underground area, we would have to set a three-phase pad mounted transformer and our smallest size is a 75 kVA.
  • We have to get all three phases to the transformer or transformer bank.
  • The customer or developer would have to pay the difference between the projected 30-month revenue and the estimated cost of supplying service.


Unless the circumstances are really unusual, the answer is just plain no. The only exception we make for that is really large apartment or condominium buildings where we are forced to serve the building with 208. [Linked Image]

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Charlie Eldridge, Indianapolis, Utility Power Guy

Charlie Eldridge, Indianapolis Utility Power Guy