On the Internet, various posts argue that power lines transmit electric energy via the Poynting mechanism in the outdoor space around the power lines.

But this view is blatantly wrong, because the Poynting theorem in a charge-free space is only applicable to fields that mutually induce each other.

The magnetic field around the current in the power lines does not induce the electric field between the power lines at all. This applies to AC and DC networks.

Therefore, this explanation about the transport of energy in the area around power lines is blatantly wrong.

In fact, power lines only transmit the voltage provided by the power plant to the customer sockets. This forwarding occurs because the low electrical resistance of the power lines results in only a tiny potential difference between a faraway outlet and a power outlet near the voltage source. The power lines only transport charge and no energy.

The energy is released directly in the customer's electrical device when the "current I" meets a resistor R. The released power is then RI².

Although the above consideration is clear, the large number of posts circulating on the internet suggests that it is a relevant topic that needs to be discussed.