extra-high voltage

[ek-struh-hahy]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

voltage in excess of 345 kilovolts, or 345,000 volts. EHV

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According to the German Energy Agency, 1,500 kilometers to 3,600 kilometers, or 930 miles to 2,200 miles, of new extra-high voltage power lines will have to be built by 2020, financed by grid operators.