• Question: In pilons, around how many volts of electricity are there normally?

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      Asked by beethoven22 to Rhod, Matt H, Matthew, Helen, Chia-Yu on 19 Jun 2013.
      • Photo: Matt Carnie

        Matt Carnie answered on 19 Jun 2013:

        It can be as much as 700’000 Volts! The high voltage keeps the current low, if the current is low then the cables don’t get so hot and so don’t lose power.

      • Photo: Chia-Yu Lin

        Chia-Yu Lin answered on 19 Jun 2013:

        More than 110 kV. The reason why use this high voltage is answered by Matt.

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