> More evidence that power lines should be under ground. I agree in principle, and there are places that do this, but there are a lot of practical consideratio

> More evidence that power lines should be under ground. I agree in principle, and there are places that do this, but there are a lot of practical considerations too. A neat story about what it's like when there's a failure in a big underground line: https://stuff.mit.edu/afs/net/user/tytso/archive/high-power https://stuff.mit.edu/afs/net/user/tytso/archive/high-power In California, you have problems with tectonic movement -- even small fault activity will stretch, relocate, and damage buried lines. In nearly everywhere else, you have underground water tables seeping in around your buried lines. None of these are insurmountable, but they don't make it an easy job either.