[Issaquahking]

If his property is close enough I wonder if he could be inductively coupled to the power lines. Say the power line is the primary side of a transformer, he could run a parallel length of wire and treat it as a secondary side of a transformer and have it drive a load. Free power!

Mark,

This is known as theft of services. It is one of the charges the government(s) use when people go skiing at a ski resort, and then ignore the boundaries, and ski in closed areas. Can be good for jail, and/or fines.

[Mark was here]

This is known as theft of services. It is one of the charges the government(s) use when people go skiing at a ski resort, and then ignore the boundaries, and ski in closed areas. Can be good for jail, and/or fines.

If you constructed your half of the xfmr on their easement, yep your stealing, if the equipment is on your property, the issue may not be so clear cut. You are in essence just receiving a signal they are broadcasting onto your property.