UnfairAd7220 t1_j3uz8m8 wrote
Reply to comment by PuddleCrank in Why doesn’t Vermont bury its power lines? by tcchen
That 'insulation' is called a dielectric.
The dielectric is sulfur hexafluoride. You can watch some amusing videos about what happens when people breathe it in.
Unfortunately, its, perhaps, the strongest greenhouse gas known to man and resides in the atmosphere for 3200 years.
That material should be banned on Earth. On Mars it'd be a desirable terra forming gas. Here? its a forever nightmare compound.
PuddleCrank t1_j3v0c2s wrote
I couldn't find any SF6, but if you have a source I guess post it. https://electrical-engineering-portal.com/understanding-underground-electric-transmission-cables
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