Found some temporarely mounted very shielded looking wire running across what seems to be a construction site which goes into the ground on both sides. Anyone got an Idea what its being used for? (thelemmy.club)

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[-] bklyn@piefed.social 5 points 4 months ago

I think it's just very high-capacity. like, this is what they run on utility poles (or bury), and connect to huge switches in your neighborhood before being split up into individual lines.

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