To allow a safe distance for typical activities, use the following minimum clearances when locating buildings, storage areas and other installations near pad-mounted transformers and overhead power lines.
| Horizontal distance to pad-mounted transformers | Horizontal distance to overhead high-voltage power and buried high-voltage cable lines | |
|---|---|---|
| Bales, haystacks and feedlots | 6 metres (20 feet) to transformer | 15 metres (50 feet) |
| Fuel tanks | 7.5 metres (25 feet) to transformer 1.5m to buried high voltage cable | 7.5 metres (25 feet) |
| Granaries | 6 metres (20 feet) to transformer 0.6m to buried high voltage cable | 15 metres (50 feet) |
| Homes | 6 metres (20 feet) to transformer 0.6m to buried high voltage cable | 15 metres (50 feet) |
| Barns, sheds, quonsets and garages | 6 metres (20 feet) to transformer 0.6m to buried high voltage cable | 15 metres (50 feet) |
| Water wells | 1.5 metres (5 feet) to transformer 1.5m to buried high voltage cable | 15 metres (50 feet) |
| Antennas | 3 metres (10 feet) to transformer 0.6m to buried high voltage cable | Height of the antenna + 3 metres (10 feet) |
Concerned that your buildings, storage areas and other installations don't meet minimum clearances? Call us at 1-888-757-6937. These clearances are conservative and we'll evaluate the particular circumstances of your installation to determine if there are any concerns.
Tips to keep you safe while working around electricity
- Install yard lights below the lowest voltage service, but never directly beneath the transformer.
- Take care to avoid damage to ground wires and rods.
- Report damaged ground wires and rods to SaskPower immediately by calling 1-888-757-6937 or report damage to SaskPower property by using our online form.
- Use extreme caution in towing raised cultivators, grain augers and other tall equipment before going under power lines.
- Point your grain-bin doors away from power lines. Do not locate bins on both sides of a high-voltage power line.
- Locate underground power lines before you dig.
