Power Line
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| Date launched | 2002 |
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| Type of site | Blog |
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About Power Line
Power Line is an American conservative political blog, founded in May 2002. Its posts were originally written by three lawyers who attended Dartmouth College together, namely John H. Hinderaker, Scott W. Johnson, and Paul Mirengoff.
Trapped by Maui fire, their escape routes were blocked. Why?
... They say they did this for two reasons: to stop people driving into the path of the fire, and to prevent people from driving near downed Power Lines...
Hurricane Ian: Death toll rising as storm strengthens
... He warned homeowners to watch out for Power Lines mixed in trees and said no one should be tinkering with generator sand chainsaws, or climbing ladders without proper training...
Zaporizhzhia: UN nuclear agency calls for Ukraine plant safety zone
... Ukrainian officials said on Monday that the last working reactor was disconnected from the grid after the last main Power Line went down...
Ukraine says giant Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant can't supply Russia
... " The Russians can build a Power Line theoretically, but it will take a long time, like their Crimean bridge - several years, " he said, referring to the bridge connecting Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014, to Russian territory...
UK gets first new-style pylons in a century
... But birds are not electrocuted, because they are not touching the ground, so the electricity stays in the Power Line...
Storm Dudley: Falling power line kills 13 dogs in North Yorkshire
...Thirteen dogs have died after being electrocuted when a Power Line fell on to their kennel during Storm Dudley...
Storm Arwen: Guests spend second night at Britain's highest pub
... They have been unable to leave because of a fallen Power Line and snow blocking the main routes out...
How to plug the UK into desert sunshine
... These Power Lines are not just important for countries seeking to link their grids together - offshore wind farms, which are ever more popular, require under-sea cables, as well...
UK gets first new-style pylons in a century
The First 36 of a new T-shaped design of electricity pylon have been wired up, National Grid has announced.
The Plan is to Roll Out the pylons, The First new design in the UK since 1927, across England and Wales.
Instead of an Eiffel-Tower-style lattice A-frame with a series of arms holding the electricity cables, they are strung below a cross-arm atop a single pole.
The aim is to reduce the visual impact on The Environment .
The new design, submitted by Danish company Bystrup, was selected from More Than 250 entries in a 2011 competition run by The Royal Institute of British Architects and the government.
At 35m (115ft), they are about a third shorter than traditional high-voltage pylons, with a smaller ground footprint.
The First ones form part of a 57km (35-mile) route that will carry low-carbon electricity between Bridgwater and Portbury, in Somerset.
They will connect the Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power station to six million homes and businesses, National Grid says.
The electricity supply will be turned on in October.
As part of The Project , 249 old-style pylons will be removed.
Their design, submitted by US engineering company Miliken Brothers, was chosen by leading British architect Sir Reginald Blomfield , the designer of London's Lambeth Bridge , in a 1927 competition.
Formally known as " transmission towers" they became known as " pylons" from The Greek word " pyle" meaning " gateway".
Egyptology was all The Rage after the 1922 discovery of boy king Tutankhamun's tomb and mummy.
And The Public thought the New Steel towers resembled the impressive obelisks on either side of The Doors of ancient Egyptian temples.
There are about 22,000 pylons in England and Wales, covering More Than 4,300 miles.
They need to be high to straddle obstacles such as roads, rivers and railway lines and ensure nothing comes Too Close to them.
The electricity cables on pylons are uninsulated, So There is a very High Risk of electric shocks.
But birds are not electrocuted, because they are not touching the ground, so the electricity stays in the Power Line .
Source of news: bbc.com