Several homeowners say they're shocked their underground lines didn't keep the power on or help them get power back quickly, leaving them wondering if there is any benefit for them.
Rosie NguyenThousands of people remain in the dark more than a week after Beryl. Some people living with underground lines ask how effective they are.It is day 10 for thousands of CenterPoint Energy customers across the Greater Houston area who are still without power. Some of them live in neighborhoods with buried power lines, leaving them wondering how effective underground electrical systems are in preventing widespread outages.
Tyson Bower, whose lines are also underground in Sugar Land, got his power back Wednesday afternoon. He told ABC13 that CenterPoint crews told him they prioritize above-ground outages first and could not give him an estimated time for restoration.SEE ALSO:"I felt like if we had above-ground lines, everything may have been restored quicker. What I've heard is if it was truly an underground issue, it's hard. It's more difficult to assess. You have to dig up the line.
"The cables may be buried underneath when it comes to an end community. But when you go a bit further, that's where you'll see a transformer. So many of the distribution systems are still overhead lines. We need to look at where the electricity comes from. If there's a break in any of those lines, that's when you see a vast majority of homes in a locality losing power," Krishnamoorthy said.
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