SPOKANE, Wash. — Inland Power will spend $410 million over the next decade to bury 500 miles of existing overhead power lines underground in an effort to reduce wildfire risk and improve electrical ...
The clamoring for cities and utility companies to bury power lines underground where wind cannot blow them down and spark a fire has grown exponentially since the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles ...
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 ...
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Austin Energy partnered with engineering firm 1898 & Co. to study the feasibility and cost of burying overhead power lines. A second study, focused on hardening existing overhead lines in areas ...