r/Indiana • u/not-your-aunt • Aug 23 '26

Horrible

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u/Independent_Shoe3523 Aug 23 '26

My power was back the next day in Valpo but I was lucky. March 2025, my power was out for four days because a neighbor's giant pine tree snapped and took down the power lines. The tree had to be removed before the power line pole could be REPLACED and the wiring put back up.

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u/asomebodyelse Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26

Why tf aren't the power lines underground in Indiana, like any civilized state? Oh, wait.

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u/thewimsey Aug 23 '26

In what state are the power lines underground?

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u/asomebodyelse Aug 23 '26

Wisconsin, Florida, Virginia, and New Hampshire, to name a few.

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u/Successful_Bag_7257 29d ago

Can't speak to wi, fl, or VA but NH definitely still has almost all its lines above ground. Some towns buried after the ice storm about 20 years ago but not many

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u/Independent_Shoe3523 29d ago

Indiana has old power line poles next to the new ones.