POWER COMPANIES should revisit 'undergrounding' (putting distribution power lines underground). One might want to reconsider that desire a bit. In the U.S., distribution level voltages are: 11 kV, 6.6 kV, 4.16 kV, 415/400 V, and 240/230 V.

The electric chair operates at 2500 V. Digging into a high-voltage distribution line is likely to be an 'exciting' experience.

And I would add is that 'undergrounding' ignores transmission lines and distribution substations, which are the ones that are the true cause of large numbers of homes going dark.