Every Village thinks it’s a wonderful Holiday destination, burying the lines IS costly and inefficient and we pay all for it with interest through the Network Fees.
We have Transmission lines Here too, and it’s still a very liveable Environment.
Yes it’s NIMBYism
The new Reactors in France surely produce a Lot of Cheap Energy. Sure the construction alone was only 6x more expensive than planned, but I’m sure it’s still a bargain at 20 Billion Euros
https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2024/05/09/les-derapages-de-l-epr-de-flamanville-en-graphiques-le-cout-multiplie-par-six-la-duree-du-chantier-par-quatre_5480745_4355771.html
In the UK Hinkley Point C is also a great success with cost overruns amounting to now over 35 Billion Pounds
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/23/hinkley-point-c-could-be-delayed-to-2031-and-cost-up-to-35bn-says-edf