transmission lines

Contractors for Austin Energy are trimming trees and removing fast growing invasive species that interfere with the transmission lines that run along the Union Pacific tracks.

Neighborhood reps have been working with Austin Energy to review the work plan. There...

Juneau, Alaska, was forced into radical electricity conservation earlier this year when electrical transmission lines were destroyed in an avalanche.

Residents managed to cut their electrical consumption by more than 30 percent. Now that the repairs have been completed, usage has crept back up.

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Building new transmission lines so wind-power turbines can connect to the Texas power grid could cost ratepayers as much as about 6.4 billion dollars.