Examining the scope and scale of PG&E’s plan to bury 10,000 miles of power lines

Pacific Gas & Electric came out last week with a cost estimate for the first phase of its plan to put thousands of miles of power lines underground, ballparking it at $9 billion to $13.5 billion according to the San Jose Mercury News for the first 3,600 miles of lines it wants to bury by 2026.

So, where do you even start with burying 10,000 miles of power lines? Public Utility Research Center Director of Energy Studies Ted Kury shares his insights in this radio segment with KPCC | NPR News for Southern California.