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.
A new transmission line carrying power from Canada to New England will lower electricity bills in Massachusetts, Gov. Maura ...
The company behind the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project wants U.S. marshals to help protect utility workers during six property surveys. PSEG cited threats and intimidation as reasons for a ...
Australia’s renewable boom has created a new bottleneck: grid access. As new transmission line costs blow out amid protests, ...
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How Electric Transmission Lines Actually Work

From distant power plants to city skylines, electric transmission lines carry the energy that keeps modern life running. This ...
National Grid is using helicopters for transmission line maintenance in Schaghticoke, they say, for greater efficiency.
Every year, the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and utilities across the country ...
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association has completed work on an electricity transmission line in eastern Colorado, one of several transmission and distribution (T&D) projects the group has ...