A temporary power pole feeds electricity from the utility line to your job site before permanent service exists. Most construction sites run a 200 amp temporary power pole through the build phase, and Des Plaines Porta Pros coordinates that setup alongside standard porta potty rental, fencing and other construction site services so one crew handles the logistics.
A temporary power pole gives a job site power before the permanent meter goes in. Think framing crews running saws, lighting a trailer, or keeping a mobile office trailer rental heated through a Des Plaines winter. The pole itself is just a mounted panel and meter base on a post, wired by an electrician and inspected before the utility energizes it, similar to how a storage container rental or temporary fence cost gets scheduled around the same inspection window. Sites that also need overnight illumination usually pair the pole with a light tower rental, since OSHA 1926.56(a) sets minimum lighting intensities for active construction areas. Ground fault protection matters here too. OSHA 1926.404(b)(1)(ii) requires GFCI protection on construction sites, and a temporary pole feeding job trailers and tools needs that same protection built into the panel. We are not electricians, so we do not do the wiring, but we coordinate delivery timing with your electrical contractor, much like we schedule a roll-off dumpster rental cost delivery, so the pole is set and ready when your permit inspection happens.
Installation timing depends on your electrician's schedule and the utility's inspection queue, not on the pole itself. Once the post is set and the panel wired, the utility company inspects before energizing, and that step is outside our control. What we can control is delivery, the same way we time drop-off for a 10 yard dumpster rental or a handwashing station rental. A pole set on a Des Plaines site usually goes in during the same site prep window as temporary fence rental and portable toilet rental, so crews get everything at once instead of juggling separate trucks. If your project needs power immediately, ask about our emergency porta potty rental style rush service, since we run the same fast-turn logistics for pole coordination, and the same crew can rush a porta john rental or holding tank rental to the same site.
Yes, and placement rules need confirming directly with the City of Des Plaines before you set anything. We have not verified a specific ordinance number for pole placement, and we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. What we do know from general project experience: keep the pole clear of sidewalks, driveways and any roll-off dumpster rental footprint, since a dumpster needs about 60 feet of straight clearance behind the delivery truck, the same clearance a 20 yard dumpster rental or 30 yard dumpster rental needs, and that space often overlaps where a pole gets set. Check your dumpster permit requirements and pole placement with the city on the same call, since both usually route through the same building department, and confirm dumpster weight limits while you are at it if the same site plan covers debris removal. If your site also needs handwashing stations under OSHA 1926.51(a)(1)'s potable water requirement, or a portable sink rental near the crew break area, plan that layout before the pole goes in so cords and hoses do not cross paths.
We do not sell or install the pole itself, only the site logistics around it. Cost depends on your electrician's labor, the panel and meter base, and the utility's connection fee, none of which we quote. Ask your electrical contractor for a firm number before your permit application goes in, the same way you would check our porta potty rental cost page before budgeting toilets.
Almost certainly, but confirm the exact rule with the City of Des Plaines building department. Placement in the right of way, setback from property lines and inspection timing vary by project. Pair that call with your porta potty permit requirements check since both often need the same site plan.
Most residential renovation and small commercial jobs run 100 or 200 amp service. Larger commercial builds sometimes need higher capacity, closer to what a construction dumpster rental site runs alongside multiple trades. Your electrician sizes the pole based on the tools, trailers and equipment running simultaneously on site, not on square footage alone.
No. We coordinate delivery scheduling and site layout so the pole, fencing and toilets do not conflict, but the electrical work has to come from a licensed electrician. We handle everything else on the porta potty rental in Des Plaines side of your project, including portable restroom rental and ADA accessible porta potty placement near the pole.
Not necessarily, but keeping utilities grouped on one side of the site simplifies inspection and service access. Our porta potty placement guide covers clearance planning, and the same logic that keeps a unit servable keeps a pole accessible to inspectors and linemen.
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