The infrastructure upgrades included replacing about 60 poles and 6.5 km of conductor, upgrading streetlights and insulators, and undertaking other essential maintenance. Western Power has announced ...

New regulatory filing shows power line surges, problems during high winds, including at a transmission tower near start of ...

New regulatory filings shows power line surges, malfunctions during high winds, including at a transmission tower near where ...

The two projects will enhance electric service for more than 4,000 customers in the county while also helping protect wildlife by deterring birds of prey from nesting on utility poles. JCP&L crews ...

The utility overcame numerous challenges while rebuilding its Mt. Storm to Valley line in extreme mountainous terrain.

Western Power crews are working around the clock to restore power after extreme weather conditions caused a series of pole ...

And each time, the fires tore through transmission towers or old power poles, according to witnesses ... maintained two parts — a Y-shaped insulator fitting and a skyline "jumper wire" that ...

Nova Scotia Power says it’s firmly committed to step up its efforts to fix aging power lines and infrastructure in the Glace ...

Source: “Cycle Assessment of Composite vs. Ceramic Transmission Insulator (Part 1) And of Composite vs. Wood Utility Pole (Part 2)”, Daniel Mays, John Xu, Ryan Powanda, Sara Timtim, Stanford, 2009 ...