A Change is DUE: Down Under Electric

The City of Clemson is pleased to announce Down Under Electric  (DUE) residential service line conversion program. The program is available to all homeowners in the City of Clemson.

For each eligible residence, the program will pay up to $3,000 toward the cost of converting the overhead service line to underground. If the total cost of the service line conversion exceeds the $3,000 subsidy paid by the program, the homeowner must pay the remaining balance, in advance, before the work begins.

The total cost will vary from residence to residence and will depend on a number of factors.

Steps:

Step 1: The homeowner submits a request for participation to the Deputy City Administrator.
Step 2: If the homeowner meets the eligibility requirements, the Deputy City Administrator notifies Duke Energy of the request.
Step 3: A representative from Duke Energy meets with the homeowner at the residence to determine the scope of the project (including identifying a suitable underground route, determining whether the meter base will need to be changed, etc.) and provides the homeowner with a cost estimate.
Step 4: The homeowner decides whether to proceed and has 30 days to pay any additional cost over the allotted $3,000 subsidy (if necessary).
Step 5: Once the homeowner has met all applicable conditions, Duke Energy schedules and completes the service line burial work, switches over the power feed, and removes the associated overhead service line.

For questions, download our FAQs or contact Deputy City Administrator, Allison Gantte, agantte@cityofclemson.org.