6 ms·

Until earthquakes.

• mediocregopher 14y ago
  Depending on where you are in the world, earthquakes are much rarer then insane storms. I'm speaking as a Floridian. I'm fairly ignorant on this issue, but would it be that difficult to use one or the other depending on which natural occurrence is more likely? Or is this also a cost issue?
  • gregschlom 14y ago
    Massive cost issue, plus some technical issues. According to this document [1]: "The North Carolina Utilities Commission studied the cost of placing Duke Power’s distribution facilities underground and found it would cost more than $41 billion, resulting in a 125 percent increase in customer rates." [1] http://www.sceg.com/NR/rdonlyres/465E6534-2FFB-4069-BF84-81465AEEF887/0/%20Undergroundvs.pdf http://www.sceg.com/NR/rdonlyres/465E6534-2FFB-4069-BF84-814...,