Useless high-voltage power lines heighten risk of sparking wildfires
California regulations require the companies to remove power lines they don’t anticipate using again, but there’s no set ...
How useless high-voltage power lines risk sparking California wildfires
No California agency knows how many miles of idled or abandoned power lines cross the state’s hillsides and forests, which ...
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Power lines sparked new fires in LA after the Eaton Fire began, radio traffic shows
First responder communications show the power company in Altadena was slow to respond to Eaton firefighters — and that live ...
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Consumers Energy clearing more than 8,000 miles of trees near power lines. Find out where
Consumers Energy says by trimming and removing trees and hazardous limbs, they can prevent potential outages before they ...
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Power lines started new fires in L.A. after the Eaton fire began, radio traffic shows
First responder communications show the power company in Altadena was slow to respond to Eaton firefighters — and that live ...
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Power lines sparked new fires in LA after the Eaton Fire began, radio traffic shows
"Can you confirm with Edison if they are charging lines and if they are, we'll need to stop for a bit?" Edison's staff and equipment aren't the only reasons that power lines could have had ...
SCE: Equipment damaged in a nearby crash may have sparked the Laguna Fire near Camarillo
SoCal Edison reported a vehicle struck a power pole, causing a circuit interruption just before the Laguna Fire started. Here ...
Useless High-Voltage Power Lines Risk Sparking California Fires
Across drought-prone California, high-voltage power lines that haven’t been needed in years hang unused from steel towers — a ...
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This startup wants to help utilities get more out of their transmission lines with drones
Deploying power line components can be a pain – especially when trying to access lines not easily accessible by road, or in ...