Companies that build power lines to move much-needed electricity across long distances often face local pushback. Indeed, Entergy Texas' plan to build an approximately 150-mile transmission line north ...

Expanding the grid to reach far-flung customers can be a costly fire hazard. So some utilities are testing out microgrids using solar, batteries, and generators. Michael Gillogly, manager of the ...

Like other things that you might notice attached to power lines, weights installed there by utility companies have a specific ...

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Why are new power lines needed? Who will pay for them? What do nearby residents and officials say? A Milwaukee Journal ...