Just because relatively few residents are affected by each outage does not mean CMP is particularly reliable outside of urban centers. Within the bounds of "maj

Just because relatively few residents are affected by each outage does not mean CMP is particularly reliable outside of urban centers. Within the bounds of "major" metropolitan areas (by Maine standards) a number of multi-day and sometimes week-long outages have occurred in the last 5-10 years. It's always trees on ridgelines falling onto powerlines, often in the same places. Burying them would absolutely improve reliability. As it stands, everyone in these areas who can afford it _has_ to have a generator, since their water (well) and sewer (septic system or pumps to a city system) requires electrical power.