FORT RUCKER, Ala. (Oct. 17, 2016) - Overhead power lines are so common that we practically don't see them when we look down a road or walk around a building. Birds sit on them and pairs of shoes ...

As electricity networks expand, the risk of birds becoming injured or electrocuted by power lines increases. How can we ...

The biggest overhead power lines can carry more than 700,000 volts, but deadly accidents occur with smaller lines that carry just a few hundred volts.The federal government estimates that overhead ...

There are a couple of reasons; one is historic, according to overhead power line expert Steve Corfidi, "electrical infrastructure was developed back in the early part of the 20th Century." ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A new study has found that burying all of Austin Energy's overhead power lines would cost $50 billion and require decades of work. In February 2023, an ice storm knocked out ...