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 ...

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’ ...

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 ...

It’s no secret that power grids around the world need to expand to accommodate more renewable energy and the so-called “electrification of everything.” The latter, of course, refers to the growing ...

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 ...

Evergy plans to build a new power transmission line across southern Kansas to send electricity to Oklahoma and Missouri. The project is part of a larger effort by the Southwest Power Pool to improve ...

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 ...