State lawmakers are working on several bills that would ease the planning, siting, permitting and building of transmission ...
As winter storms and summer heat waves increasingly stress the nation's power grids, Stevens researchers have developed a new ...
A refurbishment of National Grid's overhead electricity transmission network will start soon, the firm has said. The work, ...
The utility company announced it has been awarded three projects by the Southwest Power Pool to build new high voltage power ...
Lithium–ion batteries have been making headlines since the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires broke out a month ago. From concerns about evacuating in an electric vehicle, to the challenges of ...
If your home still has power, it seems like something you’re free to use that isn’t hurting anything. But right now, the grid in Virginia, for example, is running at very low capacity because of ...
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How do Electric Transmission Lines Work?
In the past, power generating plants were only able to serve their local areas. As power plants grew larger and further away from populated areas, the need for ways to efficiently move electricity ...
Storm Freya whipped from the Midwest into the Northeast Thursday, coating roads in slick ice from Baltimore up the I-95 ...
A deadline to stop giant power lines from cutting across dozens of miles of privately owned land is quickly approaching.
Rancho Palos Verdes is moving toward the ocean about 80 times faster than it was in 2022, “more than enough to put human life and infrastructure at risk.” ...
New regulatory filings shows power line surges, malfunctions during high winds, including at a transmission tower near where ...