3 ms·Electricity, unlike oil, can flow through a transmission line. Leaks are not an eco disaster...by johnea 3y agoElectricity, unlike oil, can flow through a transmission line. Leaks are not an eco disaster...toast0 3y agoWhen the electricity leaks and starts a wildfire, that's a disaster.max-ibel 3y agothe high voltage lines are probably not causing wildfires; it's the low voltage wooden poles that do.