The growing global need for copper, and the amount required to power the transition of all nations to clean energy, is not sustainable.
  • fullsquare@awful.systemsEnglish
    201·
    4 days ago

    only residential wiring uses copper, everything from 350kV down to 400V lines is aluminum, and even in houses aluminum can be used too

      • frezik@midwest.socialEnglish
        14·
        3 days ago

        From old electrical connections that weren’t designed for the different rates of expansion of aluminum and copper. Today, most of them are.

      • fullsquare@awful.systemsEnglish
        9·
        3 days ago

        this was before we figured out that you can use stranded aluminum wire and it’s fine this way

        that, or copper clad aluminum