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		mastax on Sept 25, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Reconductoring: Boosting U.S. Grid Capacity Effici... Wouldn’t increasing the voltage require new towers in most cases? The towers are sized to give sufficient isolation.

bsder on Sept 25, 2024 [–]

Maybe. But it wouldn't require new land.

And new towers with simply higher voltage on the old cables may be cheaper than these really expensive cables. And has the advantage that you can upgrade towers piecemeal as part of your maintenance cycle.

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