Transmission Explained Brochure

High Voltage Power Lines in the United States

This brochure is organized in five parts.

• Part 1 reviews a number of basic ideas about high-voltage power lines
• Part 2 describes different kinds of common high-voltage power lines
• Part 3 explains who builds, owns, operates, and regulates high-voltage power lines
• Part 4 discusses risks, costs and benefits of different kinds of high-voltage power lines
• Part 5 explains who wrote this brochure and how it was paid for

In each part of the brochure, you will find a basic introduction to the main ideas for that topic. Then, if you would like to learn more details about any of the topics, you can find them at the back of the brochure.

NOTE: This is a draft of a brochure that is being developed to provide basic information about high-voltage transmission lines to the U.S. general public. If you have suggestions for additional topics that should be addressed, or advice on corrections or other changes that might be good to make, please share those with Granger Morgan at gm5d@andrew.cmu.edu.