energy draw is going to rise much faster than perviously. a small datacenter for AI = 5 average homes. add in the usage, recharging, semi production and if all else remains the same, we will be totally power hungry.
useful to look elsewhere for examples of grids. Belgium lights all its motorways at night, drawing from nuclesr power stations whilst demand low,and can upproduce quickly for daytime use. they dont bury wires and the dutch have many jokes about it.
holland buries all cables, so maintenennce costs and issues are lower, but dont like nuclear power so much.
Most cables/HV lines are buried in europe. to lower ongoing issues (wind/storms etc) and make more safe for the communities.

I remember being (and still am ) surprised at the uglification of american street wiring. looks like the Favella's to me.
Just my 2 cents worth, you get what you paid for....

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