wa8yxm wrote:
... Sad to think that the power companies have let their lines get so bad that "Thousands without power" is a common occurrence....
The power companies haven't let anything "get so bad"... The lines are what they are. They are above ground. That was the technology available when they were put up.
If they want the improve reliability during ice/wind/rain/etc, the only way to do so is to move the infrastructure underground.
That is a VERY expensive exercise when 98% of the infrastructure is above ground... They can do it, but we have to want it. And for us to want it, we have to pay for it.
It's very simple economics.