The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 111 Design Guide, Reliability Based Design of Utility Structures, now includes considerations for composite pole structures; and an ASCE committee is ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hudson said that crew adaptation to steel poles has been favorable. “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 ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawsuit filed Monday against Southern California Edison claims the utility’s equipment sparked the deadly Eaton Fire burning just outside Los Angeles and Edison has ...