[cuban leaf]

I wonder why they haven’t gone underground there.

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Short answer: It’s really expensive. It can be worth it in a densely populated area where you have a few dozen feet of underground wire per household. But when you are burying tens or hundreds of miles of cable for a relatively small number of customers the cost is prohibitive.

[chris37]

So it would seem like the only answer is to accept the risk, and then engage in risk mitigation as well as you possibly can.

I would say that in the case of California, the black outs are not the answer. Doesn’t seem to be helping.

[chris37]

https://www.breitbart.com/environment/2019/10/30/jerry-brown-blames-trump-republicans-for-california-fires-the-blood-is-on-your-soul/

Here we have Jerry Brown blaming Trump and the Repubics for the fires because Climate Change.

/facepalm

[NachOsten]

So burning everything every year is cheaper?
Sounds crazy. You bury them once for very long time.
No expenses, just maintenance.
IMO, much cheaper solution.

[Does so]

A caller to Rush Monday stated that his community has buried utilities, but power was cut off to that, and nearby communities, anyway. It may be decades before there’s relief.