Does that mean transmission lines cannot be placed underground?
There are circumstances where FPL transmission lines can be and have been placed underground. If engineering complexities and cost differentials can be overcome, FPL is open to the idea of underground transmission. If a community decides that it wishes a line to be placed underground, the residents must be willing to pay the extra costs involved. And, of course, as with any business transaction, the community requesting underground lines must be able to show that they have the means to pay for the construction. To put it in perspective, less than 100 miles of FPL 6,500 miles transmission lines are underground.
