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How many miles of electric transmission lines are there
in the U.S.? In 2000, reports the Edison Electric Institute,
there were 517,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines
in the U.S. and many hundreds of thousands more miles of distribution
lines, carrying electricity to our homes.
- How many miles of natural gas pipelines are there in
the U.S.? More than 1.5 million miles of underground
pipelines deliver natural gas to 175 million customers in the
U.S. The delivery lines can cost as much as $1 million per mile
to build.
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