Re:Boulder moves to fund citywide fiber buildout through debt
by sigstoat on Thursday June 14, 2018 @11:53AM
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winter storms and strong winds. i've never lost power in the boulder area, except when a substation failed, regardless of the weather. when i lived in areas with overhead lines, power loss was a regular event, occurring during winds that would be considered mild in boulder.
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Re:Boulder moves to fund citywide fiber buildout through debt
by jessaustin on Thursday June 14, 2018 @01:07PM
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Regularly trimming trees around the power line seems less expensive than boring through granite? The frequency of storm-related outages is a good proxy for how much the power company is spending on vegetation removal.
Re:Boulder moves to fund citywide fiber buildout through debt
by msbarnett on Thursday June 14, 2018 @02:28PM
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> Regularly trimming trees around the power line seems less expensive than boring through granite?
That's not going to do anything to stop ice from forming on the lines, which is a far bigger problem in the winter than tree falls.
Re:Boulder moves to fund citywide fiber buildout through debt
by gascan on Thursday June 14, 2018 @02:39PM
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The front range gets 100mph+ chinook winds, and late spring storms dump feet of heavy snow leading to what we affectionately call "treemageddon", during which town will be filled with the thunder of trees crashing down for hours and hours. It's not an ideal environment for lines on poles.