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For a given load, the higher the supply voltage, the lower the resulting load current. So high voltages are essential for electricity transmission, in order to avoid enormous voltage drops, a need for conductors for huge cross-sectional areas, and to reduce line losses. Actual transmission sytem voltages are determined by the electricity-supply standards used in the country in which you live.

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