Tag:power=minor_line
 power = minor_line
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Minor power lines forming the distribution grid, usually carried by poles. 
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Minor power lines carried on poles physically smaller than the high voltage pylons/towers and used for power distribution, are tagged as power=minor_line. Mostly supported on single poles, although sometimes the poles can have several supports, or may use towers when crossing obstacles where sufficient clearance is required. High voltage electricity lines used for bulk transmission are tagged with power=line.
Minor lines may be anything providing power distribution, from interconnected 20,000 volt lines powering a small suburb, to a single cable running from a street lighting pole to the next one. This tag will apply mostly on the lines that form the distribution grid.
Be careful not to mistake aerial telephone cables (or the like) for power lines. High-voltage transmission lines supported on towers are mapped as power=line.
How to map
Draw a 
way following the path of the cables. The poles that support the minor line can be mapped using 
power=pole. It is not necessary to tag power lines with a layer=* unless two lines cross over each other.
Additional tags
When known, you can also add at least these tags to further define the line:
- voltage=* Nominal voltage (in Volts), for example 20000 or 400
- cables=* Number of the cables carrying currect; Likely values are 1/3/6. Ground wires are not included. Neutral is not usually counted, other than lines connecting to the end customers.
- ref=*
- name=*
- operator=*
Gallery
A minor line in outskirt area.
A minor distribution line in residential area.
A minor distribution line in residential area (with short-circuit fault).
An overhead feeder line of a broadcasting transmitter.
Rendering
Openstreetmap-carto renders these as a light gray line at high zooms. Osmarender uses a dashed line with a higher frequency of dashes than a normal power line, again only at high zooms.
See also
- power=line For high-voltage power lines, used for bulk transmission, carried on towers (pylons).
- power=cable For insulated underground or sea cables.
Possibly tagging mistakes
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