What areas of BA have underground power lines?

[Sequoia1321]

I was wondering in what areas of BA are the electrical grid wires underground rather than being on poles, above ground. Is there any plan to make them underground?

 

[jantango]

Puerto Madero

e city has electrical grid wires and Fibertel, CableVision cables hanging everywhere on my block but they installed fiber optic cables for telephones in the sidewalks.

 

[antipodean]

Most (if not all) of CABA... One of the reasons the city generally looks orderly and pleasant.

 

[Sequoia1321]

Most (if not all) of CABA... One of the reasons the city generally looks orderly and pleasant.

Interesting. Haven't noticed that in some of the recent street walk videos I've been watching of various BA neighborhoods. I imagine the newer neighborhoods with highrise towers will be underground, but wasn't sure about the older neighborhoods there. Yes, no above ground power lines makes the city more pleasant. Here in the Dallas area most places the power lines are ugly wooden poles with cross sections at the top, looks like something from the 1920's. I noticed the BA power line poles seem to be made of metal, and are neater for some reason. The BA poles seem to be just one metal pole as opposed to the wooden pole with cross section. That combined with the trees in many of the streets makes them less noticeable, but I do still see them in some of the street walk videos of BA neighborhoods.

 

[antipodean]

Interesting. Haven't noticed that in some of the recent street walk videos I've been watching of various BA neighborhoods. I imagine the newer neighborhoods with highrise towers will be underground, but wasn't sure about the older neighborhoods there. Yes, no above ground power lines makes the city more pleasant. Here in the Dallas area most places the power lines are ugly wooden poles with cross sections at the top, looks like something from the 1920's. I noticed the BA power line poles seem to be made of metal, and are neater for some reason. The BA poles seem to be just one metal pole as opposed to the wooden pole with cross section. That combined with the trees in many of the streets makes them less noticeable, but I do still see them in some of the street walk videos of BA neighborhoods.

Yeah It’s true actually there are overhead wires in some parts - but not sure if they are electrical or telecommunication lines? Usually you always see (and hear) EDENOR digging up the pavement to fix things. While Fibertel just throw wires between buildings.

 

[Sequoia1321]

Puerto Madero

e city has electrical grid wires and Fibertel, CableVision cables hanging everywhere on my block but they installed fiber optic cables for telephones in the sidewalks.

Yes, I imagined Puerto Madero would have underground power lines. Cool looking area and seems very modern. One of the downsides to there I imagine is maybe that it's lacking the BA original vibe. Will have to see for myself.

 

[Sequoia1321]

Yeah It’s true actually there are overhead wires in some parts - but not sure if they are electrical or telecommunication lines? Usually you always see (and hear) EDENOR digging up the pavement to fix things. While Fibertel just throw wires between buildings.

Oh yes. That noise. Seems to be on many of the BA walking tour videos.

 

[sts7049]

Yes, I imagined Puerto Madero would have underground power lines. Cool looking area and seems very modern. One of the downsides to there I imagine is maybe that it's lacking the BA original vibe. Will have to see for myself.

the vibe is definitely not like the rest of CABA. however, it is quieter and i love the green space. i never thought i'd like living here but in fact those aspects are by far my favorite parts of it.

 

[Sequoia1321]

the vibe is definitely not like the rest of CABA. however, it is quieter and i love the green space. i never thought i'd like living here but in fact those aspects are by far my favorite parts of it.

I plan to check it out. Thanks. Yes, I also heard Puerto Madero is quiet. That's an important thing for me also. Seems very new and modern from what I've seen. Looks nice and advanced. One thing that worries me about living in older buildings is the maintenance, as well as whether the electrical is good, the plumbing, whether the water is clean, the construction and whether it meets modern standards, the old house smell, etc. I imagine often with an old home you have to basically demo and redo lots of the interior. Not sure if any of these concerns will be a major issue, but something that I would look into.

 

[antipodean]

I plan to check it out. Thanks. Yes, I also heard Puerto Madero is quiet. That's an important thing for me also. Seems very new and modern from what I've seen. Looks nice and advanced. One thing that worries me about living in older buildings is the maintenance, as well as whether the electrical is good, the plumbing, whether the water is clean, the construction and whether it meets modern standards, the old house smell, etc. I imagine often with an old home you have to basically demo and redo lots of the interior. Not sure if any of these concerns will be a major issue, but something that I would look into.

Looks can be deceiving. Generally speaking living in an older building here actually means less maintenance and better quality.
Just get an inspection done before buying or renting (perhaps you may just need to change the water pump or something like this.)
Newer buildings especially those built in the early-mid 2000's have paper thin walls and such low quality components that you turn the doornob of your fancy new apartment and it is likely to come off in your hand. Elevators constantly break down. Mould grows due to lack of ventilation. Walls crumble due to ingression of water. Broken drains flood apartments and carparks. The list goes on. If you want quality you really need to pay top dollar and even then it is no guarantee.

Get something built up to the 80s and it is likely still going strong with minimal work ever having been done on it and much stronger bones to support any refurbishment you want to throw at it.