The high-voltage bulk movement of electrical energy from generation sites to distribution networks. Transmission networks operate at elevated voltages, typically 110 kV and above, to minimize resistive line losses over long distances. The system includes overhead lines, underground cables, transformers, and switching stations.
Heard on the job
The new wind farm requires 40 kilometers of new electric power transmission infrastructure to tie into the grid.
Also heard as
- transmission
- bulk power transport