Q: Can I have the power company run underground wire,down a private road/easement to our land?
We are allowed to use this easement, just need to know if I need to ask the owners permission to move forward with the power company
A:
Is your easement for ingress only or does it include the ability to site utilities? Without seeing the easement and knowing where you are it is impossible to provide a real answer, but a local lawyer can look at this quickly and let you know if you bring him all the paperwork.
Bottom line though is that it is NEVER a bad idea to give the owner of the dominant estate know of your plans, and even if there is a need for their approval, they should not unreasonably deny such a request for public utilities. So long as the wire won't impact THEIR use of the land or impede YOUR access unnecessarily (obviously while the work is being done you can't use the easement, but that is a very brief period ideally!) it should be acceptable, but get that local legal opinion!
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