[context: I’m in a small city of 6k people. This stupid town is known for constant power outages due to high wind and snow. Are they stubborn or is it really that hard to switch this small town to underground power so we stop having power outages anytime someone even sneezes?]
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Depends what you mean by underground power. If you are talking about low voltage distribution grid it is done so in most of Europe. It is safer, better way and the fact it is rather rare in US is absurd.
If you are taking about transferring power to the city via high voltage/medium voltage lines cost of underground ones with added complexity means it is actually cheaper to just repair current lines over and over again.
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