On the grid that whisks electricity across the region, Michigan is about to get the equivalent of several new interstate highways. Leadership of the regional grid operator covering 15 states greenlit ...

Communicating with someone thousands of miles away is now just a few keystrokes away, thanks to the internet and other forms of communication. Modern communication leverages a variety of wired and ...

Xcel Energy secured contracts to build high-voltage power lines for three Southwest Power Pool projects in Texas and New Mexico. Minneapolis-headquartered Xcel Energy has secured contracts to build ...

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 ...

Some Maryland residents along a proposed 70-mile high-voltage greenfield powerline project are furious that they could end up paying for the project even if it is rerouted, abandoned, or defeated.

Carroll lawmakers plan to support bills that would support alternative energy solutions and restrict government-granted eminent domain powers, amid the pending approval of the Maryland Piedmont ...

The MariBell project highlights ongoing tension between the need for reliable energy and property owners' desires to protect ...

This summer, after nearly 20 years of planning, permitting and lawsuits, construction finally launched on a new electrical transmission line set to run nearly 300 miles across five Oregon counties and ...