Expanding the grid to reach far-flung customers can be a costly fire hazard. So some utilities are testing out microgrids using solar, batteries, and generators. Michael Gillogly, manager of the ...

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Fresh off the ASCE/SEI Electrical Transmission and Substation Structures (ETS) Conference in Dallas this September, I was energized by what has become the premier gathering in our industry. With over ...

NUMBER OF WORRIES. YEAH, THEY’RE CONCERNED ABOUT A LOT. YOU KNOW, THEIR PROPERTY VALUE, EMF EXPOSURE, WILDFIRE HAZARDS, JUST TO NAME A FEW CONCERNS. IT’S WHY THEY’RE SAYING THEY DO NOT BELIEVE THE ...

Like other things that you might notice attached to power lines, weights installed there by utility companies have a specific ...

Why are new power lines needed? Who will pay for them? What do nearby residents and officials say? A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel analysis answers: ...