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Powerline, Part I: Masters In Our Own Home

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Hydro Québec Hydropower

Hid quebec is huge. Nearly 20 thousand employees, canada's biggest utility. When i visited last summer, they took me on a tour of their research institute. They have one called the line scout that rolls along high voltage lines and x rays them so they can make repairs. And another adorably nicknamed scompy that can climb inside turbines to do repairs.

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