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), ...

NorthWestern Energy announced that it and three other ownership partners in the Colstrip Transmission System (CTS) have agreed to proceed with a study of potential upgrades to the existing 500-kV ...

American Transmission Systems, Inc. (ATSI), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has upgraded 16 miles of two high-voltage power lines in Ohio's Lake and Geauga counties, stringing new wires with ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A lot of work and attention these days is focusing on new ways to generate power – but if we keep depending on utility companies to move a lot of that energy around and deliver it ...

Power transmission line inspection robotics have emerged as a pivotal innovation in the maintenance and monitoring of critical energy infrastructure. By automating routine inspections, these systems ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. This story was produced by Grist and co-published with Verite News. When a winter storm knocked out Texas’ ...

Spanning several regions of Cameroon where 55% of the population live in poverty, grid connectivity is limited and the power supply is unreliable. However, a new project, which will extend the country ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. UPDATE: At around 6 p.m., the Tennessee Valley Authority said it has restored transmission lines serving local power companies in ...

San Diego Gas & Electric on Friday announced plans to build, own and operate a new transmission line that would run about 100 to 150 miles, going between an existing substation in Imperial Valley to ...

Power transmission lines (TLs) are ubiquitous, spanning diverse landscapes, including forests, agricultural regions, as well as mountains. Therefore, it is crucial to develop novel technologies to ...

UPDATE: At around 6 p.m., the Tennessee Valley Authority said it has restored transmission lines serving local power companies in Middle and West Tennessee. “Work to restore local power systems is ...