Power lines to be installed underground across San Diego, but why?

"Leroy N. Soetoro" <[email protected]> Thu, 30 May 2024 19:15:27 -0000 (UTC)
Newsgroups misc.industry.utilities.electric,alt.engineering.electrical,sdnet.politics,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,talk.politics.guns,sac.politics
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https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/power-lines-to-be-installed-
underground-across-san-diego-but-why/

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The city of San Diego will increase spending 
fivefold on utility undergrounding projects, going from about $50 million 
a year to nearly $250 million a year to bury utility lines underground 
across the city.

Already three neighborhoods are in the works: Ridgeview-Webster in 
District Four, Golden Hill in District Three and Mount Hope in District 
Nine.

The surge follows a major delay since the pandemic and new contract 
negotiations with San Diego Gas & Electric, which funds the undergrounding 
in a partnership with the city.

Right now, residents in San Diego pay a sur charge of three and half 
percent on their SDG&E bill. However, the debt has ballooned by hundreds 
of millions of dollars, so they are moving quickly to try and shrink that 
number by increasing the number of projects designed, approved and 
completed each year.

Beyond the unsightly look of “above ground” utility lines, they can also 
be a fire hazard, especially in urban areas like canyons.

While putting the lines underground does raise property values, the work 
comes with a hefty price tag of about $8 million per mile.

According to the city, there are about a thousand miles left to go.


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