The project is finally at the stage where we can get permanent electrical power.  The task was complicated by my inability to get the garage pad poured during winter.  Now that the garage is framed we can fasten two new meter bases on either side of the building.  Conduit leads underground to the panels inside the houses.  A second conduit is run back to the front of the garage from the house.   This will power the garage circuit.  The power company seems insistent on having the homes with detached garages and lanes where the poles are in the lane to be energized in this way. It does eliminate a lot of the risk of long above ground wires from being damaged in storms or interfering with tree growth. 

Ideally in a future project I'd be able to get the garages up a little quicker and the permanent power installed.  We'd then be able to disconnect the temporary power line and run more lights and plugs inside the house.  I may impose a new rule on myself not to start building any houses in the winter, it is just a lot of unnecessary aggravation.  

New meter base and mast is installed. The meter base is very close to the lane. Once connected the power will run underground into the basement mechanical room and we can disconnect the temporary pole we've been using for the past six months.