300 miles of underground wires are lengthening Seattle power outages

Over the last decade, power outages in Seattle have gotten twice as long, on average.

They’re also getting more frequent

One of the driving forces are underground power lines from the 1960s.

Meanwhile, rates are going up.

Soundside co-host David Kroman is here to talk about it.

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