{"id":69078,"date":"2026-05-19T16:38:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/underground-power-lines-could-reduce-storm-related-outages-utilities-explore\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T16:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:38:14","slug":"underground-power-lines-could-reduce-storm-related-outages-utilities-explore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/underground-power-lines-could-reduce-storm-related-outages-utilities-explore\/","title":{"rendered":"Underground Power Lines Could Reduce Storm-Related Outages, Utilities Explore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779223094339.png?resize=1%2C1&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69077\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Electrical outages are becoming more frequent nationwide as extreme weather intensifies due to climate change. Underground power infrastructure proves far more dependable than overhead cables during severe storms and weather events.<\/p><p>Currently, only approximately one-fifth of America&#8217;s electrical grid runs below ground, despite the superior reliability of buried systems. The vast majority of power distribution still relies on overhead lines that remain vulnerable to wind, ice, and falling trees.<\/p><p>In northern Michigan, several utility companies are now exploring initiatives to transition more of their electrical infrastructure underground as a strategy to improve service reliability for customers.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electrical outages are becoming more frequent nationwide as extreme weather intensifies due to climate change. While underground power infrastructure proves far more dependable than overhead cables, only approximately 20% of America&#8217;s electrical grid is currently buried below ground.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":69077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[838],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-science"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779223094339.png?fit=1%2C1&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-hYa","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15156,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delmarva-power-urges-caution-with-mylar-balloons-as-outage-risk-increases\/","url_meta":{"origin":69078,"position":0},"title":"Delmarva Power Urges Caution with Mylar Balloons as Outage Risk Increases","author":"admin","date":"May 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Delmarva -- As summer celebrations and graduation parties increase, Delmarva Power is cautioning residents to keep Mylar balloons, also known as foil balloons, secured and away from power lines to prevent avoidable outages. 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