The Texas utility regulator has given Entergy the green light to spend $137 million to strengthen its portion of the electric ...

No official causes yet for LA fires, but utilities have a deadly history of sparking blazes. Cut the power and bury the lines ...

It is unknown if anyone was injured in the crash. It has also been reported that there is a power outage in the area. Officials say the southbound lanes of 24th Ave. SE are shut down from Tahoe ...

AND STOPPED TO HELP NINE OTHER DRIVERS. A DRIVER IS SAFE THIS MORNING AFTER DOWNED POWER LINES TEMPORARILY TRAPPED THEM IN THEIR CAR IN NEW BOSTON. FIREFIGHTERS SAY IT APPEARS SLICK ROADS CAUSED ...

“The whole pole was sheared off,” he said. As the utility pole had fallen onto the road, firefighters kept the intersection clear of vehicles until B.C. Hydro and Telus crews arrived to fix ...

A truck snagged a power line, which threw a 70-year-old utility pole like a stone in a slingshot, hitting teacher Jeunelle Robinson as she walked along Main Street. Her family received a $30 ...

Southern California Edison workers service a utility pole in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire, Jan. 12, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, file) A home destroyed by the Eaton Fire stands ...

Peter Fuhr of Oak Ridge National Laboratory discusses the evolution of drones in the electric utility industry and the latest research in this two-part podcast series.

Los Angeles has been battling a series of devastating wildfires since last week. At least three blazes, including the Eaton fire, are currently active in the region as of Monday, according to ...

“The feedback I get is that the crews don’t ever want us to go back to wood poles,” he said. Steel poles are pre-drilled to the utility’s specifications by the manufacturer so there is little drilling ...

Nearly 175 years after America’s first wooden utility poles were installed to carry telegraph wires from Washington, D.C. to Baltimore, they have become a classic element of the American landscape.

As the fire roared down a hillside toward their Altadena home, Vanessa Prata and her parents hurried to pack their car. They ...