Below are links to articles, reports, and organizations (and to collections of such links in other parts of our website) that we've found interesting or useful in developing our understanding of the economics, technical challenges, and legal issues involved in undergrounding. We welcome suggestions for additional links.

www.newtonundergrounding.com/law (another part of this website)
Models From Other Towns/Cities/States. On our pages regarding legal issues relevant to undergrounding, we have a subsection devoted to undergrounding projects undertaken in other communities.

www.massmunichoice.org
The Massachusetts Alliance for Municipal Electric Choice is a group working to pass legislation that will make it feasible for more cities and towns to form their own power companies. Municipal power companies provide electricity at lower rates that investor-owned companies like NStar and make it possible to use some of the savings for system upgrades and improvements such as undergrounding. Their web site provides background on the issue.

www.dcita.gov.au/cables
Australian Report on Undergrounding. In 1998 the Australian government published a detailed report on the issues relevant to making informed decisions about undergrounding. This report provides in depth information on costs of undergrounding in various situations and evaluates the economic benefits as well as non-economics benefits.

Edison Electric Institute Report on Undergrounding
The Edison Electric Institute is an association of United States investor-owned electric companies. They have produced a report on undergrounding that is well-written and provides the industry’s perspective on the issue.

www.scenic.org
Scenic America Resources on Undergrounding

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