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  2. Electric power transmission - Wikipedia

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    Electric power transmission is the bulk movement of electrical energy from a generating site, such as a power plant, to an electrical substation. The interconnected lines that facilitate this movement form a transmission network .

  3. Overhead power line - Wikipedia

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    High- and medium-voltage power lines in Łomża, Poland Extra high-voltage overhead line 750 kV. Overhead power transmission lines are classified in the electrical power industry by the range of voltages: Low voltage (LV) – less than 1000 Volts, used for connection between a residential or small commercial customer and the utility.

  4. History of electric power transmission - Wikipedia

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    In 1965, the first extra-high-voltage transmission at 735 kV took place on a Hydro-Québec transmission line. [53] In 1982 the first transmission at 1200 kV was in the Soviet Union. The rapid industrialization in the 20th century made electrical transmission lines and grids a critical part of the economic infrastructure in most industrialized ...

  5. Transmission line - Wikipedia

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    A type of transmission line called a cage line, used for high power, low frequency applications. It functions similarly to a large coaxial cable. It functions similarly to a large coaxial cable. This example is the antenna feed line for a longwave radio transmitter in Poland , which operates at a frequency of 225 kHz and a power of 1200 kW.

  6. High-voltage direct current - Wikipedia

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    Long distance HVDC lines carrying hydroelectricity from Canada's Nelson River to this converter station where it is converted to AC for use in southern Manitoba's grid. A high-voltage direct current (HVDC) electric power transmission system uses direct current (DC) for electric power transmission, in contrast with the more common alternating current (AC) transmission systems. [1]

  7. Hochul plans to build NY's energy transmission lines faster ...

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    Transmission: NY isn't building power transmission lines fast enough, leaving energy goals in jeopardy New York's renewable energy goals will target 70% renewable power by 2030 and 100% zero ...

  8. Power company defends keeping transmission lines open ahead ...

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    A power company being investigated as a possible ignition point for some of the deadly Los Angeles wildfires has defended its decision to keep electrical transmission lines open right before they ...

  9. Altadena winds weren't strong enough to warrant Edison ... - AOL

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    Transmission lines are the more powerful part of the electrical grid as opposed to distribution lines. Distribution lines refer to the electrical poles, often wooden, that directly serve ...