B. Don Russell wasn’t thinking about preventing a wildfire when he developed a tool to detect power line problems before they cause equipment failures, blackouts or even deadly accidents. The ...

Managing a power grid is like trying to solve an enormous puzzle. Grid operators must ensure the proper amount of power is flowing to the right areas at the exact time when it is needed, and they must ...

As of 6:30 p.m., PPL reported 679 outages in Lehigh County and 373 in Northampton County. Areas still experiencing a high number of outages included Lower Macungie Township with more than 500 and ...

MISHAWAKA, Ind. (WSBT) — Power problems in Mishawaka. A surprise outage Thursday morning left thousands in parts of downtown and the southside in the dark. City leaders said they were caught off guard ...

Thousands of people woke up in the dark Sunday after a powerful wind storm and heavy rain downed trees and power lines in ...

A crew from City of Palo Alto utilities works on undergrounding power lines in the foothills on Aug. 19. Photo courtesy Jordan Cowman/city of Palo Alto For Palo Alto Fire Chief Geo Blackshire, the ...

John Woods - a leading figure in the campaign - launched a fresh legal challenge against the project last week. He says the scheme will give greater benefits to a growing and energy hungry southern ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Residents in the Somerset neighborhood southeast of Bend voiced their concerns Wednesday to Pacific Power about the possible installation of a 550-kilovolt power line in their ...

In January, the Eaton fire destroyed more than 9,000 buildings and led to 19 deaths in Los Angeles County. Estimates predict the fire caused billions of dollars in damages. The U.S. Department of ...