The U.S. high-voltage grid must evolve to accommodate dynamic, bidirectional flows from an increasing number of DERs and ...

Particle simulations reveal more raindrops, packed more tightly together, lead to earlier streamer discharges in high-voltage DC transmission lines.

A transmission line is a far more complex piece of equipment than many people realize. In its simplest form it may be considered as just a pair of wires merely carrying ac power. Usually in these ...

Power lines from the Colstrip power plant slice through Montana across State Highway 89 near Ringling on their way to Puget Sound and the Northwest. These power lines run very close to the proposed ...

Nearly 50 residents and community leaders gathered in Norco early Thursday morning, Oct. 9, to continue their decade-long ...

Apr. 24—AUSTIN — In a landmark decision, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) on Thursday approved a plan to build the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region's first extra high ...

Residents in the Los Angeles County community of Sylmar said they once again heard popping noises and a loud explosion. Once again, they saw an orange ball of fire erupt, this time on Jan. 7 below a ...

Eight months after the devastating Eaton fire in Altadena destroyed more than 10,000 structures and took at least 19 lives after allegedly being ignited by Southern California Edison transmission ...

Utilities across the U.S. are installing thousands of miles of 765 kV transmission lines, exceedingly becoming the backbone of our high voltage grid. Driven by rising demand from data centers and AI ...

Across drought-prone California, high-voltage power lines that haven’t been needed in years hang unused from steel towers — a fire risk hiding in plain sight. One has been accused of sparking ...