@halcy https://www.starenergypartners.com/blog/electricity-company/why-dont-we-bury-power-lines-underground/ mentions risk of damage due to flooding and worse accessibility, especially in winter.
@FiXato I mean the reason I ask is because i saw a video about power lines in the US but in germany they're like. mostly underground
@halcy the recent episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver? :)
Coming from the Netherlands I'm also more used to underground power lines, with the only above-ground ones being the tall, long distance, high voltage ones.
I suspect it's mostly a cost-saving history, which now would make 'upgrading' quite a bit more expensive due to increased population density making it harder to adopt the infrastructure. But perhaps a difference in climate and soil structure has something to do with it too.