A transmission tower (also electricity pylon, hydro tower, or pylon) is a tall structure, usually a lattice or tubular tower made of steel, that is used to support an overhead power line. In electrical grids, transmission towers carry high-voltage transmission lines that transport bulk electric power from generating stations to electrical substations, from which electricity is delivered to end cons. TerminologyTransmission tower is the name for the structure used in the industry in the United States and some other English-speaking countries. In Europe and the U.K., the terms electricity pylon and pylon derive from the ba. systems are used for high voltage (66- or 69-kV and above) and extra-high voltage (110- or 115-kV and above; most often 138- or 230-kV and above in contemporary systems) transmissio.
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