That is the reason why the current emphasis in China is on the construction of 500kv extra-high-voltage lines and long-distance power transmission.

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Fort Knox began talking about solutions with Nolin Rural Electric Cooperative, which maintains the high-voltage lines bringing power to the base.

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The authorities blame unexpected storms, tree branches falling on high-voltage power lines (as in the Italian example) and other acts of nature.

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Wiens, 27, was injured in 2008 when he was volunteering at his church and his head got too close to a high-voltage power line.

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It fell onto the main north-south high voltage power transmission line.

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Outages that used to last a few hours now can drag on for the better part of a week as repair crews contend with flooding, downed trees and snapped high-voltage power lines across vast regions.

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Infineon also provides the thyristor chips that allow transformers to handle high-voltage direct-current power lines.

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High-voltage DC can carry power over long distances at lower cost than alternating current, but the transformers still cost too much to make the idea widespread.

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New focus Sharyland Utilities built a high-voltage line to connect Texas with Mexico's power grid.

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We can generate clean, renewable electricity (often in low-demand regions) and get it to where it's needed by building a national smart grid to distribute clean power -- like a high-voltage Internet.

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