RelativeMotion1 t1_jc6kic7 wrote on March 14, 2023 at 12:39 PM

Reply to comment by NHDraven in What is the deal with the NH grid? by decayo

At $2 million per mile, there would need to be an awful lot of spot repairs to justify that.

Not that it doesn’t sound nice; power lines and poles gone, ROWs clear and open. Just don’t see how the cost would be justifiable, especially given the likely effect on rates.

Andromeda321 t1_jc6o1k9 wrote on March 14, 2023 at 1:10 PM

It’s one of those things that are exceptionally region dependent. I lived in the Netherlands for example and all the power lines were underground due to sandy soil, power went out maybe once in the five years I was there. But I can tell you right now, NH soil sure isn’t like it was there!

RelativeMotion1 t1_jc6oyyj wrote on March 14, 2023 at 1:17 PM

Yeah the $2m/mi figure is an average, and I suspect it would be more in many parts of NH due to difficult terrain and the prevalence of rock.

AKBigDaddy t1_jc7gys1 wrote on March 14, 2023 at 4:31 PM

It would be an incredibly long term investment- you're not going to see an ROI for likely 20+ years. But it would pay for itself long term. And in the mean time it would provide residents with far more reliable service.