Trump's high-wire act to transform US power grid won't be easy
President Donald Trump's oversight of an increasingly unreliable U.S. power grid requires swift action, he said this week, ...
Power lines and wildfires: Experts say communities can be better protected, at a high cost
No official causes yet for LA fires, but utilities have a deadly history of sparking blazes. Cut the power and bury the lines ...
PGE proposal to put power lines in Forest Park draws new opposition
A controversial new proposal from PGE to put high transmission power lines in Forest Park is getting more pushback from the ...
Power lines, hikers, arson: What might have sparked LA's devastating fires?
this was a massive metal transmission tower with high voltage lines as thick as a fist. These types of lines aren't typically ...
Altadena winds weren’t strong enough to warrant Edison shutting off transmission lines, CEO asserts
It takes 60- to 80-mph winds for the company to shut down transmission lines. CEO Steve Powell said it didn't see winds that ...
Indonesia wants more independent power plants under new energy plan
Indonesia will rely more on private investors for its planned 71 gigawatt expansion in power capacity over the next decade, ...
Many of California’s Most Destructive Fires Were Caused by Power Lines
Officials are probing whether electrical equipment sparked the Los Angeles fires. Such infrastructure has ignited vast ...
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Regulators OK permits for Minnesota Power, Great River Energy transmission line
Construction on the line, which will link the Iron Range to central Minnesota, is expected to begin later this year.
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Power lines and wildfires: Experts say communities can be better protected, at a high cost
The utility said "preliminary information" shows a huge 220 kilovolt circuit experienced a power glitch at 10:11 p.m., and a downed conductor line was discovered at a related transmission tower ...