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The power distribution box contains a series of busbars, which are thick strips of conductive metal. The Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway in France connects Grand Paris and Normandy, and is electrified using overhead lines at 25 kV AC 50 Hz. The electricity supply chain consists of three primary segments: generation, where electricity is produced; transmission, which moves power over long distances via high-voltage power lines; and distribution, which moves power over shorter distances to end users (homes, businesses, industrial sites. Past a typical house runs a set of poles with one phase of power (at 7,200 volts) and a ground wire (although sometimes there will be two or three phases on the pole, depending on where the house is located in the distribution grid). It receives power from the main electrical supply and divides it into separate circuits, each.