Newsom issues order for undergrounding power lines in fire zones
Many residents who’ve lost their homes have expressed strong support for putting power lines underground so they cannot blow ...
LA municipal utility says no evidence energized power line caused fire
A Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) above-ground power line near the Pacific Palisades was energized when the ...
Lawsuit alleges DWP power lines played role in Palisades fire
Palisades fire victims are suing LADWP, claiming downed power lines caused a second ignition — and the utility tried to hide ...
Downed municipal power lines may have caused LA's Palisades Fire, lawsuit claims
Several residents of Los Angeles who were affected by the deadly Palisades wildfire sued city authorities over claims that ...
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Burying Austin's power lines would cost $50 billion (and is pretty much impossible)
A new report finds burying lines would be expensive and infeasible given Austin's rocky topsoil. The city commissioned the ...
Truck catches line, brings down utility poles in Dayton; outages reported
A power outage has been reported in a Dayton neighborhood after a truck caused multiple utility poles to be knocked down.
Burying all the power lines in Austin would cost $50 billion, study finds
After an ice storm knocked out power for hundreds of thousands in February 2023, the city looked into what it would take to ...
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Residents in wildfire zones demand underground power lines, but process is slow, costly
The clamoring for cities and utility companies to bury power lines underground where wind cannot blow them down and spark a ...
Oklahoma weather raises concerns over power line safety, fire risks
Concerns are mounting in Oklahoma as severe weather threatens the resilience of power lines, increasing the workload for fire ...
Power lines damaged in South Strabane when car crashes into utility pole, home
Officials say around 3 a.m. a vehicle crashed into a utility pole, an unoccupied vehicle and the porch of a home.
Downed power lines may have caused Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles, lawsuit claims
The residents are seeking damages including costs of repairing or replacing properties. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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LA municipal utility says no evidence energized power line caused fire
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP ... that there is no evidence that the line contributed to the blaze, the municipal utility said on Tuesday.