In message , at 17:10:02 on
Wed, 28 May 2008, The Natural Philosopher remarked:
The tails to people's houses are one thing. But the substations and
power beneath the streets is something else!

But they are easier to upgrade, actually. Less of them than the consumers.

Yes, it just means digging up every street. They did that round here for
[renewing] the gas mains over the last three years.
--
Roland Perry