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Can burying power lines protect storm-wracked electric grids? Not always

  • Written by: Theodore J. Kury, Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida
Can burying power lines protect storm-wracked electric grids? Not alwaysOutages left downtown New Orleans in the dark after Hurricane Ida made landfall on Aug. 29, 2021. Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post via Getty Images

The good news when Hurricane Ida churned into Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2021 was that levees held up – especially those that were strengthened after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans in...

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