Residents in the Los Angeles County community of Sylmar said they once again heard popping noises and a loud explosion. Once again, they saw an orange ball of fire erupt, this time on Jan. 7 below a ...

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Florida Power & Light is by far the state's largest electric utility. Its territory stretches from the southern portion of the state northward and includes broad swaths of the panhandle as well. The ...

Transmission lines have been linked to the start of the Eaton fire in January. But another kind of line — distribution lines that power homes... Hours before the Eaton fire, distribution lines failed ...

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 ...

More than 150 miles of electrical power lines damaged by the Palisades and Eaton fires in Malibu and Altadena are slated to be replaced with underground lines, Southern California Edison announced ...

India’s vast network of overhead power lines presents a persistent challenge for inspection and maintenance, with current methods proving either unsafe or prohibitively expensive. Two undergraduate ...