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Why doesn't the U.S. bury its power lines?

  • Written by Theodore J. Kury, Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida

It is nearing the end of a highly destructive hurricane season in the United States. The devastation of Hurricane Florence in North and South Carolina caused more than 1.4 million customers to lose power and Hurricane Michael has cut service to an estimated 900,000 customers in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas. Soon, winter storms will...

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