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FruitSaladMike ☣️ | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +6 
 One of my professors told me about an US American student being in Germany for the first time. He thought that German cities were underdeveloped cause he couldn't see any of the electric grid...
For those wondering, it's mostly underground.
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LynAlden | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 I like the distribution part of the electrical grid to be underground. Thats the part of the grid that connects to residential areas.

It is underground for both my US home and my Egyptian home.

Transmission lines are more expensive to put underground, and they go quite long distances. In Egypt’s case, they run between cities across the desert, so above-ground is likely far more economical.
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FruitSaladMike ☣️ | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 The high voltage/cross country grid is mostly above the ground here as well. 
A home in Egypt? I'm jealous! 

Btw. just had to buy your book cause it's not included in kindle unlimited. But I want to see what all the fuzz is about.

Stay weird.
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mleku | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 however, above ground is far more susceptible to sabotage and solar flare damage

and i should point out that smaller, more distributed generation locations is more resilient