Works to improve overhead electricity line to begin
A refurbishment of National Grid's overhead electricity transmission network will start soon, the firm has said. The work, ...
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Understanding Wind Load Design for Power Lines
Tom Mara is a wind engineer and Associate Principal with CPP Wind Engineering, Inc. He is a registered Professional Engineer ...
Bill aims to exempt areas of Maryland's designated wildlands
Legislation proposed to change the state’s wildland classification will be the subject of an upcoming hearing. State Sen.
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How do Electric Transmission Lines Work?
In the past, power generating plants were only able to serve their local areas. As power plants grew larger and further away from populated areas, the need for ways to efficiently move electricity ...
LA fires: SoCal Edison says equipment likely caused Hurst Fire
New regulatory filing shows power line surges, problems during high winds, including at a transmission tower near start of ...
Grain Belt Express files dozens of eminent domain petitions to build power line across Missouri
According to the Grain Belt Express website, construction is scheduled to begin sometime this year and be completed by 2028, ...
SoCal Edison says equipment likely caused Hurst Fire
New regulatory filings shows power line surges, malfunctions during high winds, including at a transmission tower near where ...
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Can Poland’s power grid operator accelerate the energy transition?
In recent years, Polish firms have highlighted the low capacity of power grids as a barrier to investing in renewable energy.
Utility Probes Connection Between L.A.’s Deadly Eaton Fire, Inactive Power Line
Southern California Edison is examining the role of an idle transmission line near the area where the fire started.
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SoCal Edison probing whether idled electrical line sparked Eaton Fire
That’s because dead electrical lines easily take on power from nearby live transmission lines, by way of a phenomenon called induction. The closer the live and dead lines are, the more energy is ...