Tag: underground transmission

As global electricity demand rises, aging transmission infrastructure is straining under the load. Expanding urban centers and the shift to renewable energy require that more power must flow between suppliers and consumers efficiently. While stringing new overhead power lines seems the easiest option, progressive cities and counties worldwide have discovered massive advantages to putting cables underground instead. Advances in boring technology now allow for faster, cheaper underground line installation with minimal surface disruption. From improving grid resilience to enabling smarter city planning, the people at Commonwealth say that underground...