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Most of the stuff that could be replaced exists in an easement. I don't have to agree to let my local utility upgrade my infrastructure. Also, any time somethi
by lenerdenator 3y ago
Most of the stuff that could be replaced exists in an easement. I don't have to agree to let my local utility upgrade my infrastructure.
Also, any time something "just works" and a business can charge someone to use it, they'll do that instead of actively working to improve the product, particularly if that product is a commodity and they have a monopoly on it. They've also leveraged regulatory capture to make sure that the public utility boards don't put a lot of pressure on them to make needed changes.
- doctorhandshake 3y agoI think the type of improvement you’re talking about falls under the category of ‘reconductoring’, or capacity improvements to existing deployments. That can help, but interconnection and new distribution is, I think, a much bigger piece of what’s needed, and for that, we need to get all over the place.