Thieves targeting power transmission towers cause collapses, despite utilities blaming high winds; experts demand wind data ...

Steel lines expand and sag in hot summers, ... In 2010 he went to work for CTC Global Corp, a leading maker of advanced transmission lines which was marketing its own better conductor, ...

Advanced transmission technologies help U.S. utilities update the power grid Thousands of renewable projects are waiting to connect to the grid, but there aren't enough transmission lines.

As extreme heat grips much of the country, some power grids may struggle to keep up with rising energy demand. But that is not the only challenge grid operators face in this heatwave.

To get there, though, the grid needs some upgrades, which also couldn’t come at a better time. The U.S. electrical grid is aging (70% of transmission lines are over 25 years old) and outmoded ...

Only 8,830 circuit kilometres (ckm) of transmission lines were added in FY25, 37.8% lower than 14,203 ckm in the previous fiscal, the data showed— much lower than the target of 15,253 ckm.

These lines are 'superhighways' of electricity. With electricity running through them, the conductors heat up, which causes the lines to sag. Hot Idaho summers, especially in desert areas, can ...

While multiple routes for the transmission line have been proposed, one option would pass directly through the heart of the Big Country. This project dates back to 2023, when Governor Abbott ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — AEP Texas is gearing up to build one of the first-ever 765-kilovolt transmission lines under the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT. The Public Utility ...

Transmission lines Searchlight, Nevada, March by U.S. National Archives is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0 The massive Greenlink West Transmission Project in Nevada got the final green light this week ...