Time it takes to get a new transformer (assumming a supply house has one laying around in their warehouse and are willing to do business on a Sunday): 1 day
Time it takes to get a new switchboard: a few weeks usually (although possibly 2 or 3 days at the earliest, assumming GE/SquareD/CutlerHammer have one laying around in their warehouse and the building doesn't have any special needs)
Time it takes to order all new copper wire and pull it in and terminate it (assumming no problems are encountered with the way the pipe is run, etc): probably about 3 to 5 days at the earliest (remember, their main board exploded, the wire ends are more-than-likely all burnt up and the wire is now worthless)
Time it takes to rehang/fireseal three walls: dunno, could take a while. sheetrockers are funny like that, LOL.
But in all seriousness, it sounds like ThePlanet are downplaying this. They are estimating stuff coming online today, when it looks like sometime next weekend (at the earliest (and assumming they're not trying to rig stuff up)).
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Time it takes to get a new transformer (assumming a supply house has one laying around in their warehouse and are willing to do business on a Sunday): 1 day
Time it takes to get a new switchboard: a few weeks usually (although possibly 2 or 3 days at the earliest, assumming GE/SquareD/CutlerHammer have one laying around in their warehouse and the building doesn't have any special needs)
Time it takes to order all new copper wire and pull it in and terminate it (assumming no problems are encountered with the way the pipe is run, etc): probably about 3 to 5 days at the earliest (remember, their main board exploded, the wire ends are more-than-likely all burnt up and the wire is now worthless)
Time it takes to rehang/fireseal three walls: dunno, could take a while. sheetrockers are funny like that, LOL.
But in all seriousness, it sounds like ThePlanet are downplaying this. They are estimating stuff coming online today, when it looks like sometime next weekend (at the earliest (and assumming they're not trying to rig stuff up)).