“Dragging extension cords across the yard to power the weed whip, fumbling around in a dark shed… most of us take these hassles for granted.
But it doesn’t have to be that way.
With a day’s work, you can run electrical lines to any part of your yard. This article will show you how to bring power to a shed, but the process is almost identical if you want to simply mount an outlet on a post planted in the soil.
A licensed electrician would charge at least several hundred dollars plus materials to run lines from your house to a shed 50 ft. away (not including any work inside your house). You can do the job yourself for a materials cost of about $140…”