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Underground all Tallahassee electric lines?

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The cry goes up every time Tallahassee experiences a big storm, with trees falling on electric lines and knocking out the power for many residents: “Why doesn’t Tallahassee put its electric lines underground?” Sure enough, the cry went up after the June 30 windstorm. Hundreds of trees fell on power […]

Coral Gables wants FPL customers to help pay cost of underground power lines in city

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Coral Gables has asked Florida Power and Light if it would consider charging its customers statewide for a portion of the cost of putting transmission lines that will run through the city underground. The Gables is one of several cities, including Miami, South Miami and Pinecrest, that joined together to […]