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Dominion Virginia Power is beginning an estimated $2 billion program to place about 4,000 miles of historically outage-prone electric power lines underground by 2026.
Whenever the lights go out, particularly during a major storm or for an extended time, Dominion Virginia Power hears a common refrain: Why not bury the power lines? The answer: The cost to move the 37,000 miles of overhead lines in the utility company's distribution system would be rather high. One study put the cost for burying all of Virginia's power lines at more than $80 billion. Dominion's would be the largest share. But with the help of a new state law that allows a power company to recoup a more limited investment, Dominion has embarked on a plan to move some of its most outage-prone lines underground.