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

Money.

If you ever find yourself asking a question that ought to have an obvious and outright apparent answer, but doesn’t…the reason is always money.