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Grid is much more reliable in richer countries of Europe than it is in the States. This is one of the areas where US infrastructure is really lacking. Our power
by xyzzyz 5y ago
Grid is much more reliable in richer countries of Europe than it is in the States. This is one of the areas where US infrastructure is really lacking. Our power is cheap, but the reliability is bad.
- bcrl 5y agoThe difference is mostly due to the fact that the grid in Europe tend to be mostly buried. A large part of the electrical grid in North America is aerial due to cost and geographical constraints (burying in solid rock is expensive, and doesn't make sense with lower population densities), which makes it much more vulnerable to damage by storms.
- KaiserPro 5y agoI think its more fundamental than that. The grid in the EU is mostly well funded, and isn't a political football.