[LINK] crossover networks by AT&T/T-Mobile in storm area

Ross Kelso kelso at internode.on.net
Fri Nov 2 13:30:08 AEDT 2012


More on this theme: Should the Northeast Bury its Power Lines to Prevent Outages? 

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/efficiency/should-the-northeast-bury-its-power-lines-to-prevent-outages-14295683?click=pm_latest 

Cheers

Ross Kelso

> 
> On 1/11/2012 2:13 PM, Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
>> ...
>> By the way, above ground power can be restored more quickly than
>> underground power!
>> ...
> Interesting assertion.
> 
> Isn't underground cabling less vulnerable to damage? Wouldn't it thus be 
> less likely to need restoring?
> 
> Aren't the majority of outages attributable to overhead cabling?
> 
> -- 
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