PissTapeExpert t1_jcc5ugi wrote on March 15, 2023 at 7:53 PM

Reply to comment by BackItUpWithLinks in How is storm response and two year tree trimming cheaper than burying electric lines?? by schillerstone

You're wrong. My wife develops housing communities across the country and has to deal with this all the time, but instead of anecdotal evidence let me post directly from FEMAs own site.

"Installing underground lines costs more initially than overhead lines, but the underground lines are less prone to damage and disruptions, and maintenance is less expensive."

BackItUpWithLinks t1_jccaawg wrote on March 15, 2023 at 8:21 PM

“Housing communities” like are mentioned in the fema article are a bit different than thousands of miles of lines, wouldn’t you say?

https://www.fema.gov/case-study/overhead-underground-it-pays-bury-power-lines

RelationshipJust9556 t1_jccl4wi wrote on March 15, 2023 at 9:28 PM

Tell that to the homeowner that had his lawn ripped up 4x to fix 4 different main line faults before grid replaced the entire run. ripping up his lawn a 5th