The federal government has sought to head off a growing backlash from communities affected by proposed high-voltage transmission lines by launching a review of how projects are planned.

  • Mountaineer@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Someone has surely done the maths on burying these transmission lines?

    Yes, digging ditches, laying pipes etc are expensive but:

    • You don’t have to trim trees around them to stop the trees from startin fires/bringing the lines down
    • Weight is no longer a concern, so you could use better conductors than aluminium cable - so less transmission losses
    • They’re not an eyesore/get in the way of farming/interfere with other things
    • The replacement time should be higher as they’ll be protected from the elements