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One of the many rock gardens on South Mtn. - Emmaus, PA.
Watch as Mr. Widebars defeats the two trees close together at the end...
This Entergy circuit is not maintained anymore. There are only two customers powered by it, one is a box used by a fireworks tent twice a year, the other is a small billboard. LUS has taken all the other customers.
These old LP&L poles (now Entergy) have been out of use for years. They run into the swamps of Southeastern LA. With no maintenance these were easily damaged during Hurricane Gustav last year.
An old one; I can't describe how good silhouettes look to me. Even ones of power lines I guess...but I much prefer trees!
In Icelandic, the word for electricity is rafmagn (raf + magn = amber + power). In the olden days, static electricity was generated by rubbing amber and wool together. In a pinch, two kittens could be rubbed together to achieve the same effect. This is how amber power is transmitted in Iceland.
Took this picture while laying down, because the fallen tree I was sitting on fell the rest of the way.
This one was built in the last ten years, probably shortly after Cleco built the Acadia Powerplant that also connects to these 500kv
After my wife left for work I took a walk around our property. We had a unique sky above our property due to a dry cold front moving through our area today.
The 138kvs have been decomissioned for years but the 34.5kvs are still running for the communities in the swamp.
Some of the last wooden crossarms to be used on a Cleco deadend. I kind of like the way this one looks.