It has been a long time since I have seen ser cable at a buck a foot, but then again I live out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. I prefer to use ser cable instead of se when installing residential single phase service drops from the point of attachment to the meter socket. I will cut off the bare ground conductor at each end right at the spot where the sheath is opened up to. That way I am using two hots, and an "insulated" neutral conductor. I wonder if others will see fault with this method?.
