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- verb Present participle of
underground .
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Examples
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A less expensive version of "undergrounding" in most of Montgomery would cost $6 million a mile.
Bethesda residents criticize Pepco over numerous power outages 2010
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A less expensive version of "undergrounding" in most of Montgomery would cost $6 million a mile.
Bethesda residents criticize Pepco over numerous power outages 2010
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Agenda: Study of the feasibility and reliability of undergrounding electric distribution lines in the District.
D.C. Council agenda Post 2010
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In our six point Reliability Enhancement Plan, we have committed resources to do select undergrounding.
When will power be restored? Pepco president answers power questions Thomas Graham 2011
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On slender resources CPRE continues to press DECC, Ofgem and the National Grid for greater undergrounding of transmission lines to minimise damage to the landscape, and we urge everyone concerned to join us in our efforts.
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A recent study in the District indicated that undergrounding power lines would cost $3M to $11M per mile.
When will power be restored? Pepco president answers power questions Thomas Graham 2011
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HB1234 would create a task force to identify opportunities and initiate planning for selective undergrounding of utility wires through inter-utility and inter-agency cooperation e.g. when WSSC or State Highway Admin are planning to excavate in a certain area near a power substation with overhead wires.
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In recent weeks, as the debate about this decision has spread from the neighborhoods along the Crenshaw Corridor to the broader Los Angeles County community, I hear a consistent refrain: of course there should be a station in Leimert Park Village, and undergrounding the train through Park Mesa Heights makes sense, but how would Metro pay for those upgrades?
Mark Ridley-Thomas: Metro Can Afford to Build the Crenshaw/LAX Light Rail Corridor Right Mark Ridley-Thomas 2011
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Additionally, undergrounding often kills trees because of root disruption.
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I guarantee there will not be a single person on any expert "panel" who has first hand knowledge of the true cost of undergrounding utilities.
Sound Politics: Power Restoration Must Be Faster In Next 10-Year Storm 2006
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