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What would it cost to bury all of California’s power lines?
Recent wildfires in California are sparking debates on potential utility culpability, leading many people to ask the simple ...
Community Impact Newspaper9d
Buried power line study, partisan school board elections: 5 proposed bills from Houston-area lawmakers
With the 89th Texas legislative session underway, Houston-area lawmakers have begun working on hundreds of bills they hope to ...
CenterPoint files $5.75 billion plan to strengthen 130K poles, move 50% of power lines underground
CenterPoint Energy is seeking to invest $5.75 billion to strengthen its Houston-area power grid against extreme weather from 2026 to 2028, according to a Friday afternoon announcement. An application ...
Maui Now13d
Bury all power lines or rebuild the town fast? In Lahaina fire recovery, it’s hard to do both
LAHAINA — As Gene and Joann Milne rebuild the Wahikuli home they lost in the August 2023 wildfire, one familiar sight has ...
The Desert Sun14d
Power lines and wildfires: Experts say communities can be better protected, at a high cost
Sylmar's OakRidge mobile home park does have a significant advantage in fire prevention: Distribution lines to homes were buried underground when it was built in 1979. Undergrounding power lines ...
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Eversource goes underground: Utility breaks ground on first-of-its-kind substation, part of $1.5B transmission project
Eversource is constructing its first underground substation as part of a $1.5 billion transmission initiative to address ...