Pole mounted power transformers can weigh hundreds of pounds and are capable of handling large amounts of electrical current, experts say. This is not among the utility poles that were targeted in ...

The power grid in eastern North Carolina is being targeted by thieves who are risking their lives to strip utility poles and haul away transformers, investigators say. Craven County had 60 utility ...

A solid-state transformer (SST) is an AC-AC converter, sometimes called a power electronics transformer (PET), that replaces a conventional magnetic transformer in applications like green energy ...

A vehicle crash damaged power poles on Chester Street in downtown Little Rock on Friday, causing some businesses in the area to close or cut short their hours. A box truck struck one power pole, ...

Monday afternoon, around 12:30 p.m., Central Douglas Fire & Rescue (CDF&R) was dispatched to a power pole transformer blown from a down tree. Crews responded and were updated that a 5th-wheel trailer ...

TAMPA, Fla. — On November 21st, TECO moved the utility pole that was blocking a Tampa homeowner's driveway, after years of pushing for action, which had been blocking construction on her nearly ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Southwestern Electric Power Company is moving forward with a multi-year plan to consolidate several key operations into a new, expanded service center complex in west Shreveport. The ...

Andrea Galea will never forget the 2019 Black Summer bushfires that swept the NSW east coast, including her home town of Mangrove Mountain. "When the flames came through, they were metres above the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- It's literally the calm before the storm. But it won't be this quiet for the rest of the week - we are due for a series of stormy days in the Bay Area. At the Pacifica Pier ...

SALISBURY TWP., Pa. - Heavy rain and thunderstorms brought some flooding and damage to parts of the area Wednesday afternoon, while many customers were reported without power in Lehigh County. Around ...