In system installation videos that companies post online, I see a lot of wide-open flat fields with no hills in the pictures. Trenches of chambers that just stretch on forever — flat, wide-open and the installers are (rightly) proud of how fast the install went.
In the area I work in (11 counties of southeast Wisconsin), I run into a lot of sites that are quite the opposite: small, steep, wooded, a lake on the low side and an extremely busy road with no shoulder on the top side. The house is tight against the road on the top side. Electric
Onsite Installation Challenges: The Steep, Small, Wooded Lake Lot
Installing on small, steep lots takes more equipment, careful planning and meticulous bids
Sep 09, 2025 | by Todd Stair |
















