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Permalink Reply by Jim on April 17, 2013 at 6:06am

Lisa,

Powerlines easements have to many varibles to consider.  Width, length, voltage, value of land.  You will need a lawyer that has experience in eminent domain.  Try and push the envelope and get a signing bonus from AEP.  Just a thought.

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Permalink Reply by Boone on December 7, 2013 at 8:48am

We were also just approached by AEP.  How did things work out? 

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Permalink Reply by kdj on December 7, 2013 at 3:32pm

where are these  properties, exactly? I am curious because I have AEP lines already.

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Permalink Reply by Trapper on December 7, 2013 at 4:34pm

In my area Mark west is laying pipeline in a lot of power line row. I wonder who is being paid for this? The landowner or the poweline row holder?
Something else to consider in your contract I would think!

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Permalink Reply by James Foster on December 8, 2013 at 4:10am

Make sure in any ROW that you limit the ROW to that company only. NO phone, pipelines, cable etc. Any new company must negotiate with and pay you for use. Also make sure they have access/control only to ROW and not any of the rest of your property. We did not allow a row for local electric coop because they would not pay anything and they had vague statements that indicated they could stop activity on our property outside their row that they would not remove.

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Permalink Reply by Trapper on December 8, 2013 at 5:06am

Excellent points James. In my Ye Olden Gasline agreement (1949) with Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. the rights include phone and electric lines! Neither of which were ever placed on the row though....but they could yet today as per the agreement signed way back when!

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Permalink Reply by Boone on December 10, 2013 at 5:01am

Thanks for the information!

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Permalink Reply by Paul Martinelli on December 10, 2013 at 10:01am

Consider the maintenace agreement as well, I have an AEP/Carroll Coop line........and they sprayed the line this year, they were suppose to contact me first, didn't happen......and during deer season they were trimming with helicopters!

 

They act like they own the place!

 

 

PS.....I didn't sign  an agreement....land came with it.

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