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Originally Posted by SoCalGal
I'm surprised the TV developers haven't buried the power lines like in Irvine, CA, a planned unit development (PUD), probably due to cost. Southern California Edison has a program to bury power lines in Irvine and other high-fire-risk areas in Orange County to reduce wildfire risk. This is part of a larger initiative to underground distribution lines in targeted areas. SCE estimates it costs between $3 million and $5 million per mile to take a power line underground. To compare, it costs around $900,000 per mile to cover lines with fire-resistant material through Edison's “covered conductor” program. I love the landscape in Irvine.
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Agreed. Except for the cookie-cutter appearance (color palette uniformity) and the massive influx of citizens from a particularly large communist country dedicated to spying and stealing from us, I like Irvine very much. The newer Portola Hills area is gorgeous, but I also still like the areas around UCI and Woodbridge. I don't really care for the newer townhomes along Sand Canyon and the El Toro base area. YMMV
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