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Electric transmission line

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-009100

A system of structures, wires, insulators and associated hardware that carry electric energy from one point to another in an electric power system. Lines are operated at relatively high voltages varying from 69 kV up to 765 kV, and are capable of transmitting large quantities of electricity over long distances.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-009100
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBuilt environments
ReferencesEPA EV-Built Environments-Energy Generation
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009100",
  "term": "Electric transmission line",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Electric Transmission Line",
  "definition": "A system of structures, wires, insulators and associated hardware that carry electric energy from one point to another in an electric power system. Lines are operated at relatively high voltages varying from 69 kV up to 765 kV, and are capable of transmitting large quantities of electricity over long distances.",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "EPA EV-Built Environments-Energy Generation"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/electric-transmission-line/"
}

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