It seems kind of primitive to have power lines just hanging on poles, right?

Bit unsightly too

Is it just a cost issue and is it actually significant when considering the cost of power loss on society (work, hospital, food, etc)?

  • Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de
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    11 days ago

    Don’t make the mistake of looking at one region and generalising to a universal. Where are you looking at?

    Here in Switzerland practically everything <1kV is buried.
    For high voltage lines they have only built one section to experiment so far. It’s pretty expensive, heats the ground a bit and blocks water with all the concrete, so it’s not so clear if it’s a good choice for agriculture happening above.

    I’ve wondered a lot why they don’t bury more infrastructure in hurricane regions in the US for example.

    • Soulg@ani.socialEnglish
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      11 days ago

      It sure is frustrating as an American to be like “why is x not done this other way that’s better and makes more sense?” And for the almost universal answer to be “we do it that way in <European country>”

      Not frustrated at you, frustrated at the US