Quote Originally Posted by cano View Post
Because it's cheaper to build them above ground. Also 25% of electricity cost is spent to "run" peak power plants on standby just so you can go flush the toiled during commercials.
What he said...

Plus it's much less costly to maintain overhead wiring. If a wire becomes damaged on an overhead line it is no trouble to figure out where and repair it. Underground not so much. Not just the electric on those poles either. Phone and cable are up there too. I do agree that underground would prevent a lot of outages, but it just not feasible especially here in the northeast.