It is the height of a highly destructive hurricane season in the United States. The devastation of Harvey in Texas and Louisiana caused nearly 300,000 customers to lose electricity service, and Hurricane Irma has cut service to millions of people. Soon, winter storms will bring wind and snow to much of the country.
Anxious people everywhere worry about the impact these storms might have on their safety, comfort and convenience. Will they disrupt my commute to work? My children's ride to school? My electricity service?
When it comes to electricity, people turn their attention to the power lines overhead and wonder if their electricity service might be more secure if those lines were buried underground. But having studied this question for utilities and regulators, I can say the answer is not that straightforward. Burying power lines, also called undergrounding, is expensive, requires the involvement of many stakeholders and might not solve the problem at all.
Would burying power lines render them more weather-proof?
Read the full article on The Conversation.
(Score: 3, Informative) by bob_super on Thursday September 14 2017, @01:31AM (3 children)
Not sure who gave you a Flamebait, so I corrected with a disagree...
Buried power lines are everywhere in the civilized world. Yep, they're more expensive, but servicing isn't dramatically slow in my experience.
And compared to the US's ugly overhead ratsnests, the European back alleys let you focus on the ugly stuff you're about to step on.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by c0lo on Thursday September 14 2017, @02:01AM (2 children)
I can see why a "Flamebait" mod is applicable, the "noob-assed question" is an invitation to it.
Letting aside being wrong, the post sins by being dismissive to the work/experience of others.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 3, Insightful) by bob_super on Thursday September 14 2017, @04:36PM (1 child)
The problem with TMB and Eth is how they often require line-item modding.
One flaimebait chunk followed by one informative chunk, then by a funny quip rounded up by an insightful point, with a finishing touch of troll...
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Thursday September 14 2017, @04:47PM
That makes life interesting, wouldn’t you say?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford