The U.S. power grid has hit an inflection point, and how we respond will determine if we sink or swim, writes contributor ...

For decades, U.S. electricity demand was steady, allowing utilities to plan gradual growth and maintain the grid with modest upgrades. That era is over. The convergence of electric vehicles (EVs), ...

Iowa OKs $221 million high-voltage transmission project, despite injunction, to help power new Cedar Rapids data centers.

The request comes as PacifiCorp is facing potentially billions in wildfire-related damages, credit rating downgrades and ...

AUSTIN In a landmark decision, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) on Thursday approved a plan to build the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region’s first extra high voltage ...

A transmission line is a far more complex piece of equipment than many people realize. In its simplest form it may be considered as just a pair of wires merely carrying ac power. Usually in these ...

Utilities across the U.S. are installing thousands of miles of 765 kV transmission lines, exceedingly becoming the backbone of our high voltage grid. Driven by rising demand from data centers and AI ...

Roughly 200 residents in the southeast Bend neighborhood of Sundance opposed Pacific Power’s plan to route a high power transmission line through the southeast corner of their community. Sundance, a ...

A new transmission line carrying power from Canada to New England will lower electricity bills in Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey says.

Across drought-prone California, high-voltage power lines that haven’t been needed in years hang unused from steel towers — a fire risk hiding in plain sight. One has been accused of sparking ...