Power lines and wildfires: Experts say communities can be better protected, at a high cost
No official causes yet for LA fires, but utilities have a deadly history of sparking blazes. Cut the power and bury the lines ...
Entergy will spend $137 million upgrading its power lines, poles to withstand extreme weather
Entergy plans to seek the $198 million from the Texas Energy Fund, a $5 billion taxpayer-backed fund meant to strengthen the Texas grid. This fund includes $1 billion in grants to improve power ...
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JCP&L Wraps Up Electric System Upgrades
Watch a video of JCP&L personnel explaining and completing these electric grid upgrades on FirstEnergy's YouTube channel. Doug Mokoid, FirstEnergy's president, New Jersey, says, "The open feedback ...
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Pole disputes are slowing West Virginia’s broadband rollout. Other states may have found a fix
West Virginia lawmakers and broadband officials are working to resolve disputes between internet service providers and ...
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Chilean president makes historic trip to South Pole
Chile's President Gabriel Boric has become the first leader in the Americas to visit the South Pole, after arriving ... have laid claim to parts of Antarctica and many more have a presence there.
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Speeding driver crashes into utility pole and patio, narrowly avoids crashing into home
Police said the driver was speeding after exiting the highway when he crashed into a utility police and then into a raised patio. Luckily, he didn't crash into the house. The man was taken to the ...
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SUV crashes into utility pole on Newgate Street
A driver was hospitalized Thursday morning after their Suzuki Grand Vitara crashed into a utility pole on Newgate Street, near Hao Hao Supermarket. The SUV jumped the curb and snapped the wooden ...
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Police say the Ford Crown Victoria that crashed into a Housatonic utility pole is stolen
GREAT BARRINGTON — A Connecticut man escaped injury after he crashed what police said turned out to be a stolen Ford Crown Victoria into a utility pole. Great Barrington Police received a call about ...
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Car catches fire after crashing into utility pole in northwest Oklahoma City
A car caught fire after it crashed into a utility pole in northwest Oklahoma City Wednesday afternoon, Oklahoma City Police Department officials confirmed. A car caught fire after it crashed into a ...
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Box truck catches fire after striking utility pole in Manchester; hundreds lose electricity
REPAIR CREWS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WORKING WELL INTO THE NIGHT AFTER A CRASH ON GOFFS FALLS ROAD IN MANCHESTER BROKE TWO UTILITY POLES. OFFICIALS SAY THE DRIVER OF A BOX TRUCK HIT THOSE POLES AROUND ...
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Crash into utility pole closes roadway
The incident was reported around 7 p.m. in the 7900 block of Hall Ridge, where a vehicle struck a utility pole. No injuries were reported. Sheriff’s deputies are on the scene, along with crews ...
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FPL to ask Florida utility regulators for base rate increases citing state growth
TALLAHASSEE — Pointing to issues such as growth and a need to continue expanding its system, Florida Power & Light on Monday said it will propose a four-year plan to raise base electric rates.