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Old 08-17-2015, 04:51 PM   #12 (permalink)
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I'm sure you meant AC transmission lines. DC died with Edison.
DC is more efficient for long distance transmission than AC since it doesn't have the wire capacitance losses of AC cycling. Google "dc long distance transmission".
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