Also, retrofitting (reconductoring) can be done today, incrementally. Whereas new adding lines takes years, decades. Hurdles like permitting, environmental revi

Also, retrofitting (reconductoring) can be done today, incrementally. Whereas new adding lines takes years, decades. Hurdles like permitting, environmental reviews, NIMBYs, getting stuck in the interconnection queue. Weirdly, how utilities were financed blocks retrofits. Public utilities make money by building new stuff. Increasing efficiency actually loses them revenue. Eventually, we have to reboot their businesses models. Meanwhile, we need legislation (and subsidies) to compel retrofits.