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For rural Californians, unreliable power has become the norm

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28 points dangle1 | 2 comments | 03 Nov 25 23:43 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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bix6 ◴[04 Nov 25 01:34 UTC] No.45806587[source]▶
Wow $3M a mile to bury lines is insane. It sounds like that’s the only solution though?
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qmarchi ◴[04 Nov 25 02:51 UTC] No.45806976[source]▶
Welcome to the world of NIMBYism.

It's not impossible to do things, but people (in the US) are extremely resistant to any kind of perceived change or self sacrifice.

It's a common story for any kind of infrastructure project in the US.

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bix6 ◴[04 Nov 25 03:10 UTC] No.45807083[source]▶
Why does it cost so much though?
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1. nxm ◴[04 Nov 25 03:27 UTC] No.45807168[source]▶
California - everything is too expensive
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2. bix6 ◴[04 Nov 25 05:02 UTC] No.45807577[source]▶
https://www.tep.com/news/five-things-to-know-about-putting-p...

It’s expensive in Tucson as well so…