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jltsiren
on Feb 9, 2025
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Cities can cost effectively start their own utilit...
I've never really understood why undergrounding the grid is so insanely expensive in California. In Finland, installing a 20 kV underground cable costs something like €50/m + VAT, which is $100k/mile.
jncfhnb
on Feb 9, 2025
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That might be achievable in rural areas in America
The issue is generally that American grids have WAY MORE overhead line miles than European grids
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