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Why the US doesn't bury power lines
by Hellsangel Wed Feb 12, 2014 12:06 pm
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/12/us/winter-storm-power-lines/index.html
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Re: Why the US doesn't bury power lines
by MaxEntropy_Man Wed Feb 12, 2014 12:22 pm
i haven't read the article, but if i were to hazard a guess probably because it's expensive. usual american myopia about fixing aging infrastructure. i'll keep fixing every time i have an ice storm, but won't do the right thing for the long haul. and every time i'll claim it's a rare event.
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Re: Why the US doesn't bury power lines
by Rishi Wed Feb 12, 2014 1:35 pm
MaxEntropy_Man wrote:i haven't read the article, but if i were to hazard a guess probably because it's expensive. usual american myopia about fixing aging infrastructure. i'll keep fixing every time i have an ice storm, but won't do the right thing for the long haul. and every time i'll claim it's a rare event.
After a 2002 storm that knocked out electricity to 2 million customers in North Carolina, regulators there took a look at what it would cost to bury the three major power companies' overhead lines. The state Utilities Commission concluded the project would be "prohibitively expensive."
Gov. Deal: Not the end of the world
"Such an undertaking would cost approximately $41 billion, nearly six times the net book value of the utilities' current distribution assets, and would require approximately 25 years to complete," the report states. Customers' rates would have to more than double to pay for the project, the commission' staff found.
>>>$41 billion just for one state. Plus minimum 25 years to complete for the entire nation even if all states start at the same time working on this venture.
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Re: Why the US doesn't bury power lines
by MaxEntropy_Man Wed Feb 12, 2014 1:44 pm
how much for the clean up, repair, lost productivity and hit to the economy times 25?
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Re: Why the US doesn't bury power lines
by Hellsangel Wed Feb 12, 2014 3:07 pm
MaxEntropy_Man wrote:how much for the clean up, repair, lost productivity and hit to the economy times 25?
I am not sure. Maybe you ( not *you* specifically) can look up the numbers somewhere?
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Re: Why the US doesn't bury power lines
by truthbetold Wed Feb 12, 2014 4:28 pm
Couple of years ago ct had two separate weather events that caused week long widespread disruptions. governor asked for a review and got a response. it will cost 10billion in this small state to bury electric lines.
so they decided to cut trees close to electric lines.
now every individual localhity is dealing with tree protector crowds. cost of democratic society.
so they decided to cut trees close to electric lines.
now every individual localhity is dealing with tree protector crowds. cost of democratic society.
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