Many transmission structures are tested to failure at full-scale, leading to an improved understanding of capacity compared to most structures. Typically when extreme wind events occur, the maximum ...

Utilities across the U.S. are installing thousands of miles of 765 kV transmission lines, exceedingly becoming the backbone of our high voltage grid. Driven by rising demand from data centers and AI ...

Imagine a six-inch-thick, high-voltage electricity transmission line running underwater on the bottom of the Columbia River, from just east of The Dalles, Ore., to Portland. The line carries mostly ...

A proposed 765-kilovolt power line would stretch from southeast Minnesota through Wisconsin's Driftless region. Backers call the line, which would be the highest voltage in Wisconsin, the "backbone" ...