# Who Owns the Power Line to Your House? (FPL) | Who Pays the Repair?

> FPL's Electric Service Standards require the property owner to provide, install, own and maintain the service entrance conductors, service equipment and metering equipment cabinets.

**Who pays:** owner

FPL requires the customer to provide, install, own and maintain all service entrance conductors, service equipment and metering equipment cabinets; the conductors must extend at least 36 inches beyond the weatherhead to connect to FPL's service drop wires.

**Boundary:** FPL's Electric Service Standards manual says the customer shall provide, install, own and maintain all service entrance conductors, service equipment and metering equipment cabinets. The customer-installed service entrance conductors must extend a minimum of 36 inches beyond the service weatherhead to permit connection to FPL's service drop wires.

## Sources
- [Electric Service Standards (FPL Builders/Partner manual)](https://www.fpl.com/content/dam/fplgp/us/en/partner/pdf/electric-service-standards.pdf) — "The Customer shall provide, install, own, and maintain all service entrance conductors, service equipment, and metering equipment cabinets... It is intended to be the main control and means of cutoff of the supply." (accessed 2026-10-23)
- [Electric Service Standards (FPL Builders/Partner manual)](https://www.fpl.com/content/dam/fplgp/us/en/partner/pdf/electric-service-standards.pdf) — "The service entrance conductors shall be provided and installed by the customer... The conductors will extend a minimum of 36 inches beyond the service weatherhead to permit connection to FPL's service drop wires." (accessed 2026-10-23)

_Last verified 2026-10-23. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/fpl-electric-service-line-who-is-responsible/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._