If you have paid close attention to power lines, you might have noticed metal spring-like structures close to the transmission towers. These spring-like structures are known as lightning arresters, ...

NRG Energy. CenterPoint Energy. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, better known as ERCOT. Various corporations affiliated with the Texas power grid are household names in Houston. But what do ...

Run two lines on a map nearly 100 miles north to south through central and southern Michigan, and you’ll end up crossing centennial farms, airstrips cut out of cornfields and land a handful of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Helicopters are uniquely designed to offer benefits in the areas of emergency medicine, search and rescue, and firefighting, to name a few. While versatile, because helicopters do frequently fly and ...

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Understand the reasons behind public safety power shutoff practices by Xcel Energy to protect communities from wildfire risks.

The new measures and directions will apply across Rajasthan and Gujarat, the two most crucial habitats of the large avian species. Here is what to know ...

Residents in the Howell Station neighborhood are speaking out against Georgia Power's plan to build high-voltage power lines between their neighborhood and the Fulton County Jail, which they say they ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Kelly Barton has witnessed decades of changes in his Chesterfield neighborhood since his parents first purchased their home in the early 1980s. But one recent upgrade has ...