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Why do power companies send electricity across the country at very high voltage?

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  1. Less current, so less heat lost in the lines
  2. High voltage travels faster than low voltage
  3. Higher voltage carries more electrons per second

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  1. OpenStax College Physics 2e, 23.7 Transformers openstax.org/books/college-physics-2e/pages/23-7-transformers Checked 2026-10-10.

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