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Old 02-15-2010, 05:46 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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Buried super-cooled electrical cables may replace towering transmission lines and carry solar and wind energy efficiently over long distances.

No more power lines? / The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com
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Old 02-15-2010, 09:40 PM
 
Location: Kauai, HI
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We have underground power lines here, in our new communities. It is supposedly for when we have hurricanes. I didn't read the article, but I thought I'd put that out there.
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Old 02-16-2010, 07:00 AM
 
Location: Londonderry, NH
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The technology required for local distribution power lines is completely different from the tech required for long distance bulk power transmission. I do not see any economical way or an adequate reason to replace current above ground transmission lines. Besides using superconducting lines can be very dangerous if a section of line loses superconductivity while carrying high power levels. The changed section of line is likely to explode what it becomes normally conductive.
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