Rural areas aren't just a farm all by itself. Farmers need schools, stores, supplies, workers, you know, rural areas.

As well, when we electrified our nations, most people lived on farms. At the start of the 20th, as an example, most Canadians lived in rural areas. The reverse is now true.

This conversation is absurd. Hydro Quebec runs power lines through areas far more rural than California, through weather more severe and wide ranging, over greater distances, with more wild land, and just as much danger of fire. It does so at the cheapest rates, shows a profit, maintaining its lines and clearing vegetation.

PG&E is a pathetic company, and if people look outside of California, you can see how cheap rural electrification is

Really, cities cost more to electrify. Burying lines is mega expensive, stringing power lines on poles os quiet cost effective. You can easily run miles of lines, for the cost of a crew digging up a street and repaving.

Lastly, rural people pay for hookups. Each house often pays thousands per pole.