Nowhere is Canada's embarrassment of riches of high-end talent at the Olympics clearer than on the power play.

Looking up at the power lines outside your window or along your street, you might notice some small, gray attachments resembling weights hanging from the wires. Not to be confused with the orange ...

CHARLOTTE — Falling trees and branches are the No. 1 cause of storm-related outages, according to Duke Energy, which leaves many wondering why the utility doesn’t just bury those power lines. Research ...

Florida Power & Light Co. is burying more power lines in Martin County. A demonstration Jan. 21 showed reporters the process for burying lines. Power lines for more than 700 customers in Martin County ...

Ice accumulation poses the biggest threat to electric service this weekend. Even small amounts of buildup can drag down branches and power lines. As a massive winter storm approaches, electric ...

Transmission towers run directly behind the ranch-style fences that ring John and Patti Von Paris’ 50-acre property in Upper Falls, near Kingsville. Next to the tall towers, blanket-wearing horses ...

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GOLDEN, Colo. (KDVR) — With many Coloradans still in the dark Friday evening, some have been asking why Xcel Energy is shutting off power and why aren’t more power lines buried underground here in ...

More big power line projects are coming to Michigan, starting with 50 miles of high-voltage lines that will cut across three counties around Lansing. ITC Michigan, the owner of much of the Lower ...

The MariBell project is a 140-mile, 765-kilovolt power line that would run from Marion, Minnesota to Bell Center, Wisconsin. It's being developed by Dairyland Power Cooperative, in La Crosse, and ...

DULUTH — Minnesota Power is planning to build a new transmission line between the Grand Rapids and Duluth areas. The 62-mile, 345-kilovolt transmission line would stretch from the Iron Range ...

Downed power lines sparked several small fires Friday in Northeast Portland, including one that burned a car, fire officials said. Firefighters first responded to an arcing electrical wire near ...