Pylons cross the Pennine landscape near Thornton, Bradford, West Yorkshire , UK Pylons are used to support electrical cables that transmit high-voltage electricity from where it’s generated, such as a power station or wind farm, through the energy system to our homes and businesses. Electricity comes out of a power station at a low voltage, around 10-30 kilovolts. It then passes through a ‘step-up’ transformer at a transmission substation to create high-voltage electricity – up to 400,000 volts – which travels around National Grid’s electricity network. Increasing the voltage allows for greate
Pylons cross the Pennine landscape near Thornton, Bradford, West Yorkshire , UK Pylons are used to support electrical cables that transmit high-voltage electricity from where it’s generated, such as a power station or wind farm, through the energy system to our homes and businesses. Electricity comes out of a power station at a low voltage, around 10-30 kilovolts. It then passes through a ‘step-up’ transformer at a transmission substation to create high-voltage electricity – up to 400,000 volts – which travels around National Grid’s electricity network. Increasing the voltage allows for greater efficiency with less energy loss. ‘Terminal’ towers are located at each end of the route, while tension or angle towers enable the route to be realigned if necessary. Credit: Windmill Images/Alamy Live News
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