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Old 02-10-2023, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Goldwingnut View Post
Nope, Edison lost, Tesla proved that AC was the better power delivery method - less line losses, greater transmission distances, and transformer action allows easy adjustment of voltage - higher or lower as needed. Very very few transmission lines in the USA or anywhere else in the world are DC.

The lines going through Chitty Chatty are most likely 34.5KV, this line is the major feeder to all of the south end of Sumter County.

Hey Don, when they replaced the poles, did they up the lines and voltage ?