Ol i ken putim ol pawa kebol long kain kain rot. Long lukluk long ol samting bilong kondakta, insulesen, na 'sheath', ol i ken brukim ol i go long ol kopa-kor kebol, aluminium-kor kebol, kros-linked polyethylene (XLPE)-insulated kebol, na polyvinyl chloride (PVC){5}insulated kebol namel long ol narapela kain. Wanwan bilong ol dispela kain kebol i gat ol gutpela samting long ol narapela narapela aplikesen bikos long ol narakain fisikel na kemikel samting bilong en. Olsem, ol kopa-kor kebol, wantaim gutpela konduktiviti na bikpela strong bilong ol, ol i save yusim planti long hai-voltej pawa transmisin. Ol kebol we i gat 'cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE)-insulated, wantaim gutpela hat na kemikel strong bilong en, em i gutpela samting bilong givim pawa long ol ples we i gat planti hevi.