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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>While I agree that underground lines are much more
aesthetically pleasing, It is far more expensive to bury the lines than
overhead transmission. The technical aspects I am somewhat familiar with, but
would have to reference the N.E.C. to be certain. When the transmission lines
are overhead in the air, it requires a smaller gauge wire as the wire can shed
the heat of resistance to the air more readily. That translates into big $$$$$.
The size of wire we are talking here is not cheap. 4/0 4/0 2/0 (service entrance
cable suitable for a 200 amp service panel) is nearly $3.00 per foot, I'm not
certain what the feeder wire gauge is. As for dependability of
underground, when I lived on Concord Ave. in Moscow, it was an annual (at least)
power failure due to the lines rotting away underground. Giant holes in the
ground (in the front yard) to make the repairs. There are always
tradeoffs.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mike</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com
href="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com">Donovan Arnold</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=areaman@moscow.com
href="mailto:areaman@moscow.com">Dan Carscallen</A> ; <A
title=sslund@roadrunner.com href="mailto:sslund@roadrunner.com">'Saundra
Lund'</A> ; <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">'Vision 2020'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 28, 2007 7:03
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Avista &
Trees</DIV>
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<DIV>Buried lines are the way to go, less likely for power outage. Technology
has advanced enough to where they know where the power goes out in an
underground line. </DIV>
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<DIV>Best,</DIV>
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<DIV>Donovan<BR><BR><B><I>Dan Carscallen <<A
href="mailto:areaman@moscow.com">areaman@moscow.com</A>></I></B>
wrote:</DIV>
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writes in part:<BR>". . . I thought I'd put the text here for discussion,
comments,<BR>suggestions, etc."<BR><BR>While I'd just as soon leave the
trees, I'd not like to see Moscow end<BR>up in an emergency situation during
a severe weather event that might<BR>cause trees to fall on power lines
creating outages. <BR><BR>Those trees are real nice 'til they cut you out of
power for a few days.<BR>Then they are the debbil.<BR><BR>Buried power would
be great, but in talking to a few Avista electricians<BR>I've learned that
it has it's own drawbacks, not the least of which is<BR>finding where a line
may be compromised
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