Posted by Stephen Newell on December 02, 2011 at 05:09:13 from (66.53.82.135):
In Reply to: Bury the Wires? posted by showcrop on December 01, 2011 at 12:55:17:
I'm sure they are just looking at this issue on a cost basis. While it would be a lot more expensive to bury the wires, afterwards it would be a lot less expensive to maintain. Right now they have a never ending expense of cutting trees back to keep them away from the wires. In addition when there is a natural disaster, they have to import crews from other areas to restore power and I'm sure that is very pricey. I had the electric company bury the electric service to my home 25 years ago because I live in a wooded area and also because I didn't want the eyesore of the poles. In this time I've had at least three occasions where I would have had a tree fall on the electric service.
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