A state of emergency has been declared in Florida ahead of Milton, which is forecast to plow into the western peninsula on Wednesday as a major hurricane, packing wind gusts up to 140 mph and 15 feet of storm surge. Just days after the devastating impacts of Hurricane...
Mudslides, flooding and downed trees are challenging utilities in remote areas as they work to restore power. So far, supply chains have kept pace with the need for replacement equipment. Recovery efforts continue after Hurricane Helene knocked out power to about 6...
‘There are lots of areas across the South Carolina Upstate and North Carolina mountains where we’re going to have to completely rebuild parts of our system, not just repair it.’ Duke Energy restored power to more than 1.1 million Carolinas customers...
Multiple utilities say they will need to completely rebuild, rather than repair, electric systems in the hardest-hit areas. Helene was the most destructive hurricane in Georgia Power’s history. About 2 million electric customers remained without power across the U.S....
After an in-depth review of pole materials, the utility installed 30 composite poles in Virginia Beach and looks ahead to more installations. For engineers at electric utilities, the pressure is on to design a super-resilient power grid that can handle numerous...
