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Monday, March 23, 2015

Quiz: Why Are There No Higher Voltage Lines?

High-Voltage Transmission Line

Note November 9, 2015: Commenters jonshea figured out my proposed reason.

Note: A hint to the proposed answer for this puzzle is offered by another, more recent post here.

Large amounts of electrical power are generally transmitted via high-voltage lines. The reason for this is pretty basic: