Western Power announced re-energization of a 220 kV transmission feeder line into the Kalgoorlie-Boulder area of Australia following its rebuild in nine days after a storm hit the area on Jan. 17. The ...

This story was produced by Grist and co-published with Verite News. When a winter storm knocked out Texas’ power grid in 2021, the scale of the devastation it wrought was exacerbated by a singular ...

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 ...

Great River Energy and two other local energy providers are moving ahead with plans to develop the Upper Midwest’s first 765-kilovolt (kV) transmission line, a mega project that will stretch hundreds ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Edison failed to spend hundreds of millions of dollars authorized for ...

Some lawmakers and local utilities are against a project that advocates say would reduce power bills and protect residents from blackouts. Reading time 7 minutes This story was originally published by ...

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 ...

As the world's focus shifts to energy transition, electricity is transforming from a basic utility into a strategic asset shaped by grid feeder line capacity. This emerging constraint affects the ...

A private developer wants to build a new transmission line stretching 100 miles from The Dalles to Portland — pitching the project as a critical fix for one of the region’s most pressing energy ...

Over the next decade, Oregon’s need for clean energy is expected to grow exponentially thanks to rising demand for electricity from data centers, heat pumps, electric cars and state climate mandates.