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re: The power restoration in Florida is impressive!
Posted on 10/3/22 at 2:23 pm to YeastExtract
Posted on 10/3/22 at 2:23 pm to YeastExtract
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You can bet most of those customer's service lines are underground.
This
And this again.
I'm not in the powerline business and have no clue as the the "why not" but sure would like to know why power companies in hurricane prone areas haven't done or don't do the transition from pole to underground.
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Posted on 10/3/22 at 2:24 pm to ForLSU56
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no clue as the the "why not" but sure would like to know why power companies in hurricane prone areas haven't done or don't do the transition from pole to underground.
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they do it as they are rebuilding from hurricanes
Posted on 10/3/22 at 4:25 pm to ForLSU56
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I'm not in the powerline business and have no clue as the the "why not" but sure would like to know why power companies in hurricane prone areas haven't done or don't do the transition from pole to underground.
It's expensive AF to put transmission and distribution lines underground. The big lines are about $3MM a mile to bury.
Posted on 10/3/22 at 5:41 pm to ForLSU56
Hardening & upgrading to the levels in FL cost a ton of money. They had a lot of bad experiences in the recent past that convinced folks there the upgrades were needed. A lot of times--and I suspect this has been the case in LA--customers & regulators aren't willing pay the cost until they are certain it's worth it. FL experience in this storm could help accelerate acceptance in LA and in other Gulf Coast states.
Posted on 10/3/22 at 6:10 pm to ForLSU56
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I'm not in the powerline business and have no clue as the the "why not" but sure would like to know why power companies in hurricane prone areas haven't done or don't do the transition from pole to underground.
Because it's expensive, and it would fall on utility bills.
Issues with New Orleans and Jefferson parish is they're older and underground service wasn't really done until the 70's...
Like I said in a previous post, all the newer subdivisions were developed with underground utilities and had no issues getting power on.
This post was edited on 10/3/22 at 6:16 pm
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