Representatives of data centers operated by Google parent Alphabet Inc. and ... Utilities sometimes ask the grid operator if they can de-energize power lines while they do upgrades.

while also boosting the amount of electricity the grid can move around as we shift to cleaner energy sources. Burying power lines underground as a way to prevent fire is a relatively recent practice.

WAILUKU — The U.S. Secretary of Energy said she would like to see “undergrounding” of electric lines, weeks after Hawaiian Electric received a $95 million federal grant to improve its grid ...