Lots of room for confusion, Mark...made for some interesting times. When we arrived, straight from Los Angeles, to our little shack in the Ozarks, the wiring needed a lot of upgrading and work. We called the power co., guy came out, we pointed out the failings and he was clearly at a loss as to why we should be telling HIM about it..."Just fix her up any way you want," he said before driving off. We couldn't believe we wouldn't need permits, licenced electricians, etc. Great freedom, back there!