For the first time in a half century, new high-voltage power lines are set to cross into Michigan, snaking up the center of the state. As a pair of major transmission line projects stretching some 95 ...

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), ...

For years, the electric utility industry has been questioning whether to use overhead or underground systems for transmission of power using high-voltage transmission lines. Issues driving this ...

The National Electric Safety Code (NESC) includes a clause sometimes referred to as the “5-mA Rule,” which states: For voltages exceeding 98 kV ac to ground, either the clearances shall be increased ...

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’ ...

This story is co-published with Arizona Luminaria, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to community-centered reporting. CASCABEL, Ariz.—On an overcast spring morning the land between the Galiuro and Rincon ...

Public Service Enterprise Group, the developer behind the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project, released the proposed route of the 70-mile transmission line that will likely be submitted as part of ...

Inspecting and monitoring long-distance transmission lines has always been both costly and dangerous for utilities. Networks that stretch across remote, rugged terrain make traditional methods like ...