Even an Ironman Needs a Little Support

摘要

Powerful and speedy electricity transmission is simple. While other pans of the power equation (inside the power plant, inside the substation, inside your home) overflow with complications and details, transmission remains in a unique zen category: It's 99 percent big towers and long, long wires. In the U.S., we tend to keep the rather technical name of transmission towers. Canadians prefer hydro towers because they often carry power from hydro plant. People in the UK and throughout most of Europe call them pylons. The best name for a tower comes from Australia, where they're referred to as ironmen.