America's AI data centers face immense, escalating power demands, severely taxing national grids and driving up energy costs. A promising solution involves repurposing retired electric vehicle ...

A three-year drought — and rising electricity demand — has complicated plans to power New York and Massachusetts with Canadian hydropower. New York and Massachusetts bet their energy future on ...

An ice storm in northern Michigan in March 2025 brought down trees and power lines, causing widespread damage and outages. Michael Livingston / IPR News This coverage is made possible through a ...

Temecula residents have expressed concerns about a proposed power line project that would stretch across much of the city. San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) introduced a proposal for the Golden Pacific ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Nashville Electric Service is burying power lines to protect them from winter weather after more than 230,000 customers lost power during January's ice storm. Four ...

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A manhole explosion caused by an underground cable failure left 4,500 people in Milwaukee and Shorewood without power on Tuesday evening. The incident occurred near Park and Prospect, where residents ...

Landowners are suing the companies behind a proposed 765-kilovolt power line in the Driftless area. The complaint alleges that the power line would be a "private nuisance" to residents and should be ...

Power lines across the country weren't built for a changing climate. Storms cause hundreds of outages a year, many because of trees falling across above-ground power lines. Burying lines underground ...

WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – I-275 has been closed at I-96/M-14 due to fallen power lines. The closure was announced just before 4:30 p.m., Monday, May 18, and it was determined to last until Tuesday, May 19 ...

San Diego Gas & Electric is proposing a 140-mile, 500-kilovolt transmission line that would cut through Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, the largest state park in California. The utility and the ...

Editor’s Note: The above video aired April 17, 2026. AUSTIN (KXAN) — A major project to move power across Texas to the Permian Basin through giant transmission lines is now facing growing pushback, ...