Nation California power lines spark wildfires and prompt blackouts. Why not just bury them? October 11, 2019October 12, 2019Janet Wilson, Palm Springs Desert SunComments Off on California power lines spark wildfires and prompt blackouts. Why not just bury them? It would take more than 1,000 years to bury all the lines at the current rate. And it all comes out of the customer's pocket eventually.