It is also clear that reliability concerns are growing, and will only get worse as more AI data centers hook into the system.

(Refiles to fix headline to 'forecast record' demand) By Tim McLaughlin and Laila Kearney BOSTON/NEW YORK, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Transmission line congestion on the largest U.S. power grid is expected to ...

The United States is quietly approaching a major inflection point in its infrastructure story: much of its electric transmission grid is entering old age. Power lines crisscrossing the country rarely ...

For decades, U.S. electricity demand was steady, allowing utilities to plan gradual growth and maintain the grid with modest upgrades. That era is over. The convergence of electric vehicles (EVs), ...

Michael Gillogly, manager of the Pepperwood Preserve, understands the wildfire risk that power lines pose firsthand. The 3,200-acre nature reserve in Sonoma County, California, burned in 2017 when a ...

BENSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A major transmission project is upgrading power infrastructure across southern Arizona to meet growing energy demands and improve grid reliability for the region. The Southline ...

A $9.4 billion network of long-distance power lines will be built across the eastern swath of Texas to create a new “superhighway” for the state’s power grid, after state officials voted unanimously ...

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 ...