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transmission lines in Memphis, TN with some pylons

This is a project to map and document all power facilities on the planet. This could be power lines, tower and sub stations. But also gas or oil lines.

An ITO Map layer shows power=* and voltage=* on ways and areas.

If you are a power user, why not join the category:power user

Contents

Electric power

Tags

See Key:power.



Key Value Element Comment Rendering Photo
power cable_distribution_cabinet Node In these cabinets, the 400-V circuits to the house connections, connection and transfer points of the regional utilities are branched. Other uses include distributions of the municipal street lighting. Kvs2.jpg
power generator Node Area A place where power is generated. Use in combination with generator:source=*, generator:method=* and generator:output=*. Rendering-power-generator-mapnik.png Huntly Power Station.JPG
power line Way A way following the path of power cables. For minor power lines with poles and not towers, you may want to use power=minor_line. Mapnik-power.png Electric transmission lines.jpg
power minor_line Way A way following the path of minor power cables, supported by poles and not towers/pylons. (This isn't quite so simple, as sometimes larger towers are replaced by smaller poles made with a stronger material; a better distinction might be based on voltage.)
Pole3.jpg
power pole Node For single (often wooden or concrete) poles carrying high/medium voltage electricity cables.
Minor.jpg
power station Node Area A tag for electricity stations. These provide voltage step-up/step-down, switching, circuit breakers, conditioning, etc. between high-voltage long-distance transmission lines and medium-voltage local distribution lines. Note that, in the US, these are individually named and are called "substations" by their operators (e.g. "Mesa Substation") - do NOT use power=sub_station to tag them. Don't forget to tag fenced=yes, if fenced. Mapnik-power.png Forest Hill Substation.jpg
power sub_station Node Area A tag for electricity sub-stations. Smaller than a station. Could be a box near street. Do NOT use this tag for what is called a "substation" in the US (see power=station). Mapnik-power.png 433 Volt Padmounted Substation.jpg
power tower Node For towers or pylons carrying high voltage electricity cables. Normally constructed from steel latticework. Should not be used for electricity or telephone cables carried on single wooden poles, which might be tagged power=pole. Use circuits=n to specify the capacity of the tower in 3-phase circuits (typical 6-wire HV tower would be circuits=2). Use tower_type=a_frame,h_frame,u_frame,monopole,dipole,... to describe the type of tower. Power-tower mapnik.png Benkid77 Puddington-Shotwick footpath 24 110809.JPG
cables 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, ... Way Number of power-carrying cables represented by this way. The power line on the photo (click on it to see more details) has 6 double cables (the cable on top does not carry power) and thus may be tagged as cables=6 and wires=double. Osmarender power.png Power-tower.JPG
tunnel yes Way Use this if the line is underground. (disputed, see also location=underground)
voltage ...,
110000,
220000,
380000,
400000,
...
Way Voltage of the power line. Osmarender power.png
wires single, double, triple, quad Way Number of wires per power cable. "single" (1), "double" (2), "triple" (3) or "quad" (4). The photo shows an example of "double". Osmarender power.png Elbekreuzung 2 traversen crop.jpg
power User Defined Mf node.png Mf way.png Mf area.png All commonly used values according to Taginfo

This table is a wiki template with a default description in English. Editable here.

Data

power network in Germany. Created with special Kosmos rendering rules.

HVDC-Systems

Stations

Pipelines

Abkürzung Name der Pipeline Marker von - Marker bis osm data Kommentar
NWO Nord-West-Oelleitung 19,34,36,37 Mf way.png 30780560
RRB [ Rohrleitung Rostock Böhlen] 690-692 Mf way.png 35103657 Quellen: [1]
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