high-voltage
adjective
high-volt·age
ˈhī-ˈvōl-tij 
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Simultaneously, Europe is facing a shortage of technicians trained in high-voltage drivetrains and battery systems.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
Kenya’s largest private sector umbrella body welcomed the lifting of the moratorium, telling Semafor that significant investment in power generation and high-voltage transmission lines was necessary to mitigate the ongoing loadshedding.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 21 Nov. 2025
The equipment needed to keep the grid running – transformers that regulate voltage, circuit breakers that protect against faults, high-voltage cables that carry power across regions, and steel poles that hold the network together – is hard to make, and materials are limited.
—Kyri Baker, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
As utility bills in the Mid-Atlantic region and other parts of the country start to balloon, there is an increasing push among states to make sure companies — not consumers — are the ones paying more for power and the high-voltage transmission lines needed to deliver it.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
Kenya’s largest private sector umbrella body welcomed the lifting of the moratorium, telling Semafor that significant investment in power generation and high-voltage transmission lines was necessary to mitigate the ongoing loadshedding.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 21 Nov. 2025
The equipment needed to keep the grid running – transformers that regulate voltage, circuit breakers that protect against faults, high-voltage cables that carry power across regions, and steel poles that hold the network together – is hard to make, and materials are limited.
—Kyri Baker, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
As utility bills in the Mid-Atlantic region and other parts of the country start to balloon, there is an increasing push among states to make sure companies — not consumers — are the ones paying more for power and the high-voltage transmission lines needed to deliver it.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025
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“High-voltage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-voltage. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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