Power-boosting project for US grid to miss July deadline
U.S. grid operators are asking regulators for more time to meet a federal order to upgrade existing transmission lines with ...
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 ...
Power line had increase in current on day of Eaton Fire, California utility says
High-voltage power lines saw a temporary surge in electrical current in the area where the deadly Eaton Fire is believed to ...
3 Metrolink lines to Orange, Riverside counties canceled due to downed power lines
Three Metrolink lines to Orange and Riverside counties have been canceled due to downed power lines blocking the tracks.
California utility reports fault on power line miles away from origin of deadly Eaton fire
Southern California Edison has reported a Jan. 7 fault on a power line that was connected miles away from the lines located ...
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Power lines and wildfires: Experts say communities can be better protected, at a high cost
Still, the fires keep coming. The 2023 fire in Maui that killed 102 people was caused by "reenergization" of broken power lines during high winds that showered sparks into dense, dry vegetation.