bananatheswitch t1_j1ruob7 wrote on December 26, 2022 at 10:23 PM Reply to ELI5: Why are power lines above ground, not buried? by pb_n_bananaz A lot of cities run power lines underground. They are much more secure and difficult to break. However, they are more expensive to install. Additionally, in the rare event that they do break, they are much, much more difficult to repair. Permalink 9
bananatheswitch t1_j1ruob7 wrote
Reply to ELI5: Why are power lines above ground, not buried? by pb_n_bananaz
A lot of cities run power lines underground. They are much more secure and difficult to break. However, they are more expensive to install. Additionally, in the rare event that they do break, they are much, much more difficult to repair.