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Old 12-09-2007, 01:16 PM
kshotton45 kshotton45 is offline
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Re: Wind turbines

High voltage electricity can be routed underground with modern insulators. I think that the main drawback is the cost - it's about 10-15 times more expensive than overhead wires. About 5% of power is distributed this way at the moment in the UK.

Keith.
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