In the Netherlands, the distribution network for electricity is for about 99,95% underground.
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In the Netherlands, the distribution network for electricity is for about 99,95% underground. A couple of small overground networks are remaining, mostly because of swamp like soil conditions. In the Krimpenerwaard, about 100 km of overground network is left. As overground networks are so uncommon, there hasn’t been any technical modernisation for decades, only maintenance and repairs. It does have a very nostalgic vibe.
@smveerman Nice photo! It's such an odd sight to see fairly new houses connected via technology too old for the average campsite.
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In the Netherlands, the distribution network for electricity is for about 99,95% underground. A couple of small overground networks are remaining, mostly because of swamp like soil conditions. In the Krimpenerwaard, about 100 km of overground network is left. As overground networks are so uncommon, there hasn’t been any technical modernisation for decades, only maintenance and repairs. It does have a very nostalgic vibe.
@smveerman the horrors the gas, water and sewage lines are put through in those soil conditions, giant U bends to cover for the differential settling between homes and roads and for sewage at this point iirc pressurised sewage lines and stil, the replacement rate is 2-3x of the rest of the country
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In the Netherlands, the distribution network for electricity is for about 99,95% underground. A couple of small overground networks are remaining, mostly because of swamp like soil conditions. In the Krimpenerwaard, about 100 km of overground network is left. As overground networks are so uncommon, there hasn’t been any technical modernisation for decades, only maintenance and repairs. It does have a very nostalgic vibe.
@smveerman that's what the majority of New Zealand looks like
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In the Netherlands, the distribution network for electricity is for about 99,95% underground. A couple of small overground networks are remaining, mostly because of swamp like soil conditions. In the Krimpenerwaard, about 100 km of overground network is left. As overground networks are so uncommon, there hasn’t been any technical modernisation for decades, only maintenance and repairs. It does have a very nostalgic vibe.
@smveerman ooh cool, I did not know this!
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In the Netherlands, the distribution network for electricity is for about 99,95% underground. A couple of small overground networks are remaining, mostly because of swamp like soil conditions. In the Krimpenerwaard, about 100 km of overground network is left. As overground networks are so uncommon, there hasn’t been any technical modernisation for decades, only maintenance and repairs. It does have a very nostalgic vibe.
@smveerman the ones in Oud Verlaat btw are not absolutely necessary due to soil conditions, but are part of the historical image of the place (idk if that is protected by law) and hence are left in place there '
used to cycle past there a few times per week doing a round trip along the Rotte and Rottermeren
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@smveerman the ones in Oud Verlaat btw are not absolutely necessary due to soil conditions, but are part of the historical image of the place (idk if that is protected by law) and hence are left in place there '
used to cycle past there a few times per week doing a round trip along the Rotte and Rottermeren
@helle The network in Oud Verlaat has been removed in 2022.
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@helle The network in Oud Verlaat has been removed in 2022.
@smveerman booooh, oh well, I know that was a long winded debate going back to the 90s
shame they actually removed it, it was kinda cute
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@smveerman ooh cool, I did not know this!
@h5e If you ever drive a car from Rotterdam/Den Haag towards Utrecht over the A12, if you look to the road parallel to the A12 after Bodegraven, you will see some of the overground network still remaining.
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@smveerman booooh, oh well, I know that was a long winded debate going back to the 90s
shame they actually removed it, it was kinda cute
@helle Yeah, it is cute, especially on dikes. One place where the overground network is still standing for monumental reasons, is near the Collse Watermolen in Eindhoven. I think because Vincent Van Gogh made a painting about it.
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@smveerman that's what the majority of New Zealand looks like
@digigeek I sure hope New Zealand did update their technical standards (gosh, our network looks so outdated when I compare it with France with their concrete poles and glass insulators)
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