Dig Deep to Build Resilience

Placing power lines underground significantly enhances grid reliability, minimizing disruptions caused by weather events like fires, ice storms, and hurricanes. This shift not only reduces the average power outage duration, which can extend to days, but also decreases utility costs for consumers by limiting the need for inspections and repairs after incidents. Adopting tunneling technology, already in practice in Europe, offers a modern approach to this transition, particularly through methods like horizontal directional drilling, which increases efficiency over traditional trenching methods.