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In the U.S., wherever you go, except the large cities and few other places have overhead power lines. In Europe, they are all mostly underground power lines. OK, I know it's much cheaper with overhead, but it looks so ugly (expecially those with thick & very visible lines). We all pay taxes, and the country is extremely rich... why not start to make underground power lines? Especially in the densely populated areas.
In the U.S., wherever you go, except the large cities and few other places have overhead power lines. In Europe, they are all mostly underground power lines. OK, I know it's much cheaper with overhead, but it looks so ugly (expecially those with thick & very visible lines). We all pay taxes, and the country is extremely rich... why not start to make underground power lines? Especially in the densely populated areas.
It's not only about aesthetics...underground lines are more difficult and costly to repair, and problems in the lines are more difficult to identify. Of course underground lines look better - you can't see them. But I would say there are more important issues to deal with first, and that's probably why there usually isn't enough money left over for beautification projects.
As a person with a photography hobby, I hate them but if you live in a mountainous area, it make more sense to me to have them above ground. As another poster also said, it harder and more expensive to replace the undergound ones.
I'm not sure that most suburbs have overhead power lines. I have lived in 3 suburbs over the last 30 years and my house had underground power lines in all 3 areas.
In the U.S., wherever you go, except the large cities and few other places have overhead power lines. In Europe, they are all mostly underground power lines. OK, I know it's much cheaper with overhead, but it looks so ugly (expecially those with thick & very visible lines). We all pay taxes, and the country is extremely rich... why not start to make underground power lines? Especially in the densely populated areas.
You already answered your own question. The majority of new suburbs seem to have underground power lines; especially in deed restricted/gated communities????
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