Overhead
Pros:
- Less expensive to build and repair
- Easier to spot faults/damage
- Can be built on any terrain
Cons:
- Susceptible to wind, ice and snow
- More vulnerable to damage from trees and vegetation
- More vulnerable to blinks caused by animals
- Susceptible to damage from vehicle collisions
Underground
Pros:
- Less susceptible to vehicle collisions
- Not impacted by trees, wind, ice and snows vulnerable to blinks caused by animals
- Less vulnerable to blinks caused by animals
Cons:
- More expensive to build and repair
- Susceptible to flooding
- Difficult to locate faults/damage
- Vulnerable to damage from digging
OTHER NEWS
Notice: Customers transferred to City of Lexington
Dawson PPD has served a group of mostly commercial customers on the south part of Lexington as part of an agreement with the City. By June 2020, the maintenance and billing for these customers had been transferred back to the City of Lexington. Dawson PPD continues to...
Dawson PPD helps distribute 425 gallons of hand sanitizer to Dawson and Gosper Counties
[su_image_carousel source="media: 10784,10783,10782" crop="none" align="center" captions="yes" image_size="medium_large"] In just under two hours, Dawson PPD employees distributed 425 gallons of hand sanitizer to businesses and organizations in Dawson and Gosper...
Between the lines: Our upside-down lives
By Gwen Kautz General Manager 308-324-2386 gkautz(at)dawsonpower.com I’ve been overwhelmed by the past 3+ weeks. You, too? Overwhelmed by the constant COVID-19 news, overwhelmed by the concern for family, overwhelmed by the impact it has on friends who are losing jobs...