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 ...

The U.S. East Coast is an ideal location to capture this power, but there’s a problem: getting electricity from ocean wind farms to the cities and towns that need it. The U.S. Department of Energy and ...

Utilities and other energy providers in the West need to add more than 12,600 miles of new electric transmission lines in the next decade — at an estimated cost of $60 billion — in order to reliably ...

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), ...

PLYMOUTH – Bundled in hats, gloves and winter coats, about a dozen community members fighting against the American Transmission Company’s recently approved transmission line and Plymouth Utilities’ ...

An older transmission power track and power line stands tall against a sunset north of Topeka, Kan., Thursday, June 10, 2008. The first community listening session on the proposed transmission line ...