[BC] Electrical Code

[Ron Cole]

Buried lines are Very Expensive and subject to outages from Flooding.
its cheaper to replace the overhead than Bury the lines.

Ron



On 10/27/05, Dave <mrfixit at min.midco.net> wrote:
>
> > This nails it, really. Provider preference; that is, the provider can
> > 'encourage' you to do it their way.
>
> Speaking of this general topic, I'm hearing up here that it's going to
> be weeks perhaps before power is restored to southern Florida. Crews are
> working to get things going again, but I have to wonder:
>
> 1) Are they working diligently to put the lines back up in the air (to be
> blown down again and again)?
>
> 2) If so, why?
>
> In other words, just how high does the line voltage have to be before it
> cannot be buried? Or, if that isn't the issue, then what is the reason for
> having so many overhead lines vs underground?
>
> And, if power isn't readily available, and fuel isn't (very) available,
> how
> many stations are on the air down there, and how?
>
> Dave Dunsmoor
>
>
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