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unusual facts about power line


Joondalup Drive

One of the main delays in construction of the Wanneroo Road carriage duplication was the relocation of 225KVa high voltage power lines from the Tapping Substation that resided within the road reserve area that was needed for these works.


Carosue Dam Gold Mine

On 15 June 2009 Saracen announced that the mine would be connected to the Western Power grid through a 90 km power line rather than being supplied by diesel generators on site.


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Ems powerline crossing

The 380KV-Ems-Overhead Powerline Crossing is a power line crossing for two circuits on the Ems River South of Weener, Germany.

Lockwood Aircam

Jack Roush of NASCAR team Roush Fenway Racing nearly lost his life after the Aircam he was flying struck a power line and sank in a lake near Troy, Alabama in April 2002.

Mayo, Yukon

Together with the Tr'ondek Hwech’in First Nation an agreement has been made with Yukon Energy to supply electricity to Dawson City using the Mayo-Dawson Power Line.

Mobile radio

In time, problems with sources of electrical noise showed that frequency modulation (FM) was superior for its ability to cope with vehicle ignition and power line noise.

Püssi

In December 2010, Siemens announced that Püssi had been selected as the location of one of two converter stations for their "EstLink 2" high voltage power line between Estonia and Finland.