In areas that get a lot of hurricanes like New Orleans, why isn’t most of the electricity run underground where it’s less vulnerable by now?

Question

In areas that get a lot of hurricanes like New Orleans, why isn’t most of the electricity run underground where it’s less vulnerable by now?

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Answer 1

I see answers saying how expensive it would be. But come on, it’s more expensive than all the damage done over decades of storms beating the shit outta the city?