Last weekend Storms people still without power.

[The PIT]

1) Shouldn't power lines be placed underground rather than above ground.
2) Some companies are refusing compensation despite not re-connecting people after six days. The weather hasn't been bad since then.

Disgusting really isn't it.

[GNEP]

Towns: underground (expensive but the only real option).

Long distance: above ground (cheap and practical).

It's the rural wires on wooden posts that get hit worst with a storm - quite often the posts are pretty old.

[The PIT]

Long distance overground cheaper short run costs more long run.