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<blockquote data-quote="jeallen01" data-source="post: 1063317" data-attributes="member: 176704"><p>In general, over-ground pole/tower-mounted supply cables are more vulnerable to weather damage, and so a large proportion of the UK is supplied by underground cables - which is generally OK unless there is a "weak link" in the supply chain in the form of an overhead cable - but the outlying regions suffer a lot from downed overhead cables because underground ones are too expensive to install.</p><p></p><p>OTOH, should a severe solar flair errupt and send a huge EM pulse to Earth (as is forecast within the "next few years"!) then there will be no power for anyone for a long time (and all those back-up UPS & generators will either burn out due to EM currents or run out of fuel fairly quickly) - "we are <strong>ALL </strong>Doomed" <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite62" alt=":-wow" title="Wow :-wow" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":-wow" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jeallen01, post: 1063317, member: 176704"] In general, over-ground pole/tower-mounted supply cables are more vulnerable to weather damage, and so a large proportion of the UK is supplied by underground cables - which is generally OK unless there is a "weak link" in the supply chain in the form of an overhead cable - but the outlying regions suffer a lot from downed overhead cables because underground ones are too expensive to install. OTOH, should a severe solar flair errupt and send a huge EM pulse to Earth (as is forecast within the "next few years"!) then there will be no power for anyone for a long time (and all those back-up UPS & generators will either burn out due to EM currents or run out of fuel fairly quickly) - "we are [B]ALL [/B]Doomed" :-wow [/QUOTE]
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