The company behind the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project wants U.S. marshals to help protect utility workers during six property surveys. PSEG cited threats and intimidation as reasons for a ...

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 ...

A 107.5-mile, 500-kilovolt transmission line with a preferred route going through several West Virginia counties has generated lots of comment from the public. The transmission project already has an ...

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 ...

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), ...

SCHAGHTICOKE, N.Y. (WNYT)- National Grid is using helicopters for transmission line maintenance in Schaghticoke, they say, for greater efficiency. Related: Tamara Tries National Grid Career Day The ...