If we can build skyscrapers and highrises that can withstand hurricane Ian, why can’t we build our electric infrastructure to withstand?

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If we can build skyscrapers and highrises that can withstand hurricane Ian, why can’t we build our electric infrastructure to withstand?

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We theoretically could. But there are millions of miles of power lines. It’s just not economical to make them all hurricane proof.