Re:California power lines spark wildfires and prompt blackou...
by rumanator on Sunday October 27, 2019 @03:16AM
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> Hmmm, how does the gas company afford to bury the gas pipes then ?
According to Wikipedia, pipelines tend to be buried because soil acts as a thermal insulator, thus reducing thermal fatigue and consequently maintenance costs.
Electricity isn't transported through pressurized pipes, thus it isn't subjected to the same constraints.
According to Wikipedia, pipelines tend to be buried because soil acts as a thermal insulator, thus reducing thermal fatigue and consequently maintenance costs.
Electricity isn't transported through pressurized pipes, thus it isn't subjected to the same constraints.