With the potential for strong storms this spring, utilities and government agencies have provided best practices when ...

An idea to bury power lines in Austin may not be feasible after Austin Energy released part of its study focusing on ...

A new report finds burying lines would be expensive and infeasible given Austin's rocky topsoil. The city commissioned the ...

After an ice storm knocked out power for hundreds of thousands in February 2023, the city looked into what it would take to ...

A new study into power line undergrounding will be followed by a report on making overhead lines more resilient.

A new lawsuit accuses the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power of deliberately covering up the role that downed power lines played in fueling the devastation wrought by the Palisades fire.

Imagine a six-inch-thick, high-voltage electricity transmission line running underwater on the bottom of the Columbia River, ...

Newsom said his executive order will move faster what is a deliberate process of undergrounding power lines in many communities. By placing utility equipment like wires and transformers ...

Carmel has started a project to relocate six power poles underground to improve safety, reliability, and scenic views, with completion expected in six months.

(Reuters) - Several residents of Los Angeles who were affected by the deadly Palisades wildfire sued city authorities over claims that municipal utility power lines ignited the fire, according to ...

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The governor said his executive order will speed up the repairing and replacing of not just electric power lines, but also other utilities including those for gas, water, sewer, and ...