Of course the Judge never paid for installation of a 220 volt outlet needed to recharge the electric pipe bomb.
I have been hired to perform rate analysis on municipal operations during my career. The common denominator that hinders in depth analysis is that the facilities typically have only one power meter to the building or plant. So trying to separate or cost account for daily routine processes is virtually impossible. And the sad part is with all of the new technology and high efficient electrical systems it is tough sell to cash strapped cities on projected cost savings without actual data.
My point is unless there is a separate meter for the judges outlet there really is no way to separate out his power consumption and his true cost.
Running a 220 line ain’t cheap.. hell just the damned copper line is outrageous anymore.. Ran maybe 25’ of it last year and the cable ablone was close to $100.
I would hope the judge paid for its installation.