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beagletronic61 t1_jcavlst wrote

What special interests are opposing burying power lines? Is there a “Big Power Pole” lobby?

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vexingsilence t1_jcawd7n wrote

No, it's people that realize that the costs of burying lines all over the granite state would be insanely expensive compared to dealing with occasional storm damage. Buried lines only make sense in dense areas where the cost per subscriber in burying the utilities makes sense.

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PM_Georgia_Okeefe t1_jcb5rma wrote

Forget special interests: it should be the consumer that opposes it.

Running/fixing overhead lines works out to roughly $70-80 per foot. Buried lines cost $750/foot, plus costs of new switches and transformers.

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schillerstone OP t1_jcaw5jq wrote

Well,for one, the unions. There is a lot of money to be made in disaster response.

Second, people who just hate change and are stubborn as fuck, convinced " it it ain't broke" and then downplay the seriousness of storm outages. AND then undervalue the priceless ness of investing for a reliable and foolproof grid.

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GraniteGeekNH t1_jcbw68x wrote

Do you have the slightest evidence for this claim that there is any union opposing the burying of power lines?

Of course you don't. You made it up: you guessed that it was probably true and then stated it as a fact because like many people you've been warped by unions-are-bad mantra pushed by those who make more money when unions are weak.

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slimyprincelimey t1_jcbgxbr wrote

You know unions would probably love a multi billion dollar project to dig trenches on every corner of the state, right?

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schillerstone OP t1_jcbkedh wrote

Not if they don't personally have the skill set. Upskilling is a not thing unions love to do.

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slimyprincelimey t1_jcc9pkl wrote

You don't think construction or electrician unions have the skillset to dig trenches and lay wire?

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beagletronic61 t1_jccer8l wrote

Now you are putting words in his mouth…granted, they are words he said and this is exactly what he meant by them but where do you get off making an observation?!

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RelationshipJust9556 t1_jccm9r2 wrote

no they don't, not saying they couldn't learn, they would much rather sit in their trucks watching over the ditch diggers, then work on the lines. wich is what they do now.

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schillerstone OP t1_jccn6h0 wrote

Slimy, maybe?? I am recalling all the heating and air conditioning technicians who refused my calls to quote on installing a heat pump. I mean, it's heating but different, sooo...signs point to an indifference to learning something different

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beagletronic61 t1_jcc6gn3 wrote

If we could award a contract for “UpTROLLing”, I think you’d get it, no-bid.

You were temporarily inconvenienced by the storm and now think that it’s because of unions.

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