power line

Example Sentences

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The fire was right beneath a power line, and the transistor charred.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

The roughly 40 data centers, which had been using enough electricity to supply more than one million homes, simultaneously switched to backup power sources in February 2025, when a high-voltage power line malfunctioned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

While resources like offshore wind farms and a new power line from Quebec should help add power in the coming months, new natural gas plants will also likely be necessary.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

The Darden project — located near a major PG&E power line that can transmit electricity north or south — will include a 1,150-megawatt solar facility with approximately 3.1 million solar panels.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2025

When she was done I thought eating wild mushrooms was as dangerous as touching a downed power line.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan