It hasn’t been that long since humans figured out how to create power grids that integrated multiple generators and consumers. Ever since AC won the battle of the currents, grid operators have had to ...

Trees have to meet stringent standards to become a utility pole, remaining free of knots, scars, swelling, or contact with the ground, but poles are still vulnerable to extreme weather — prone to ...

PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA - MAY 16: High voltage power lines run along the electrical power grid on May 16, 2024, in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The grid is strained by increasing demand from ...

For decades, U.S. electricity demand was steady, allowing utilities to plan gradual growth and maintain the grid with modest upgrades. That era is over. The convergence of electric vehicles (EVs), ...

Fresh off the ASCE/SEI Electrical Transmission and Substation Structures (ETS) Conference in Dallas this September, I was energized by what has become the premier gathering in our industry. With over ...

ERCOT's dashboard shows plenty of power reserve any no issues expected.

Traditional NDT methods like visual inspections and soundings are limited in assessing large, steel-rich transmission foundations, often missing critical defects. Modern NDT techniques, including ...

It would be the first 765-kilovolt line in Wisconsin, part of a broader route that backers say forms a "transmission superhighway" across the region.

Michael Gillogly, manager of the Pepperwood Preserve, understands the wildfire risk that power lines pose firsthand. The 3,200-acre nature reserve in Sonoma County, California, burned in 2017 when a ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — As we close in on a year since a tornado hit Buffalo, National Grid wants to remind you to never go near downed power lines. "We're going to put sites and sounds to those safety ...