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BC Transmission Corporation Chooses 3M's Aluminum Matrix Conductor for Two Segments of Vancouver Island Transmission Reinforcement Project
June 6th, 2008
BC Transmission Corporation (BCTC), the transmission system operator for the province of British Columbia, is the first Canadian utility to install 3M's light-weight, high-capacity electricity conductor, 3M Aluminum Conductor Composite Reinforced (ACCR). 3M ACCR can carry twice the current of conventional steel-core conductors of the same diameter, without requiring larger towers, even across long spans. BCTC will deploy 3M ACCR in two cross-water segments through islands in the Straight of Georgia as part of an upgrade for a transmission line linking Vancouver Island with British Columbia's lower mainland. The upgrade is known as the Vancouver Island Transmission...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-06-06)
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