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re: 8,000 without power after someone took a chainsaw to a power pole
Posted on 3/4/24 at 8:51 am to mikelbr
Posted on 3/4/24 at 8:51 am to mikelbr
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And Yes this technology DOES exist and it's not THAT expensive to incorporate.
So 48 hours after Ida Our neighbors just to the left of the subdivision(downed pole was to the right) had power while we remained dark for 5 more days. Total bullshite.
TLDR IT's absurd and unacceptable(i guess it is) in 2024 that one utility pole can take out power to so many residences
Cost: Benefit ratio. That's what drives everything.
Entergy is comfortable with replacing that one pole every few years and losing that couple hundred customers for a week as a result. That's not much revenue loss (and a very cheap repair). Compare that to likely a 10-50x cost to harden it so it won't happen again.
If you want a hardened grid, make sure to buy a house near a hospital.
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Posted on 3/4/24 at 12:19 pm to OvertheDwayneBowe
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If you want a hardened grid, make sure to buy a house near a hospital.
Nope, next to the power company headquarters!
Posted on 3/4/24 at 12:27 pm to OvertheDwayneBowe
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If you want a hardened grid, make sure to buy a house near a hospital
Not really. Medical facilities have backup generators and a back up to the backup.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 12:32 pm to OvertheDwayneBowe
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If you want a hardened grid, make sure to buy a house near a hospital.
for real - my house is a 1/4 mile from a hospital here in Bham, and the power rarely flickers no matter how bad the storm.
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