high-voltage
adjective
high-volt·age
ˈhī-ˈvōl-tij 
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Building or enhancing transmission — or the high-voltage wires that carry electricity over long distances — can reduce consumer costs, in part by allowing the grid to connect to low-cost sun and wind energy.
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Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
The faults at 6:10 p.m. and again at 6:11 p.m. coincided with two flashes in the vicinity of the transmission lines seen in a video captured by a camera at an Arco gas station in the moments before the Eaton fire began, followed by flames near the base of high-voltage transmission towers.
—Ivan Penn, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2025
The Camp fire in Paradise — which burned 153,000 acres and killed 85 people — was determined to have been caused by a high-voltage PG&E transmission line that was about 100 years old.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
Heavy mining equipment like the CAT 972 front loader are undergoing retrofits to transition diesel operation to a hybrid one, featuring an electric motor, two strings of lithium-ion batteries, an inverter, high-voltage components, power electronics and an onboard diesel generator.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
The faults at 6:10 p.m. and again at 6:11 p.m. coincided with two flashes in the vicinity of the transmission lines seen in a video captured by a camera at an Arco gas station in the moments before the Eaton fire began, followed by flames near the base of high-voltage transmission towers.
—Ivan Penn, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2025
The Camp fire in Paradise — which burned 153,000 acres and killed 85 people — was determined to have been caused by a high-voltage PG&E transmission line that was about 100 years old.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
Heavy mining equipment like the CAT 972 front loader are undergoing retrofits to transition diesel operation to a hybrid one, featuring an electric motor, two strings of lithium-ion batteries, an inverter, high-voltage components, power electronics and an onboard diesel generator.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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“High-voltage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-voltage. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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