Electricity

FirstEnergy Corp. - Tue February 28, 2023

Construction Under Way On New FirstEnergy Facility

American Transmission Systems Inc. (ATSI), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., recently broke ground on a new operations service center in North Jackson, Mahoning County, to help streamline operations and maximize efficiencies along the local high-voltage power system....

Buckhead.com - Wed January 11, 2023

As Part of $1.3B Upgrade, Georgia Power to Bury Electric Lines in Buckhead

Georgia Power is planning to bury electric lines in several Buckhead neighborhoods in 2023 as part of a $1.3 billion plan to improve its systems and reduce blackouts in the Atlanta area. First, the electric utility needs to secure the necessary easements by winning over property owners in the path of the project, Buckhead.com, a neighborhood news service, reported Jan....

Albany Times Union - Mon December 05, 2022

Construction Gets Going On $4.5B Underground Power Line From Quebec to NYC

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was in the Washington County village of Whitehall Nov. 30 to announce the start of construction on a 339-mi.-long underground transmission line that will bring clean power from Quebec's hydroelectric plants to New York City....

Otter Tail Power Company - Wed October 12, 2022

Companies Collaborate On $439M Transmission Project

Otter Tail Power Company announced it is working with Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. to develop, construct and co-own an approximately 95-mi. 345-kV transmission line from Jamestown, N.D., to Ellendale, N.D....

NPR. org - Tue August 24, 2021

PG&E to Bury 10,000 Mi. of Power Lines in California

Pacific Gas & Electric plans to bury 10,000 mi. of its power lines in an effort to prevent its fraying grid from sparking wildfires when electrical equipment collides with millions of trees and other vegetation across drought-stricken California....