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Re:A Rarely Used Technique Could Double U.S. Grid Capacity by eternityforest on Friday April 19, 2024 @02:43AM (#40084022)
What kind of safety issues are involved? They all use dangerous voltages, 100kv and 200kv will both kill you.

Are higher voltages significantly more likely to cause a fire?

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Re:A Rarely Used Technique Could Double U.S. Grid Capacity by Doxin on Friday April 19, 2024 @07:36AM (#40085517)
They are significantly more likely to arc bigger distances. A 200kv line will arc twice the distance a 100kv line will. You'd need bigger separation between the different phases on a tower, you'd need longer insulators, you'd need new towers.
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