Gov. Newsom issues order for undergrounding power lines in fire zones
Many residents who’ve lost their homes have expressed strong support for putting power lines underground so they cannot blow ...
Edison towers in the Altadena fire zone had known ‘ignition risk’ and needed repairs, records show
Southern California Edison knew for years that its transmission towers around Eaton Canyon posed a risk of sparking a fire, ...
Opinion: An idea for future-proofing CT’s electric grid
In this new environment, planning and constructing transmission must include “future-proofing”: upgrading the grid of today ...
Investigators climb Edison transmission towers in probe of alleged Eaton fire ignition site
Forensic evidence collected by the Rosemead-based utility will help determine whether Edison equipment ignited the ...
Orange County Register13d
Residents in wildfire zones demand underground power lines, but process is slow, costly
The clamoring for cities and utility companies to bury power lines underground where wind cannot blow ... to undergrounding ...
LA’s Eaton Fire may have been sparked by disconnected, ‘zombie’ power line
A defunct “zombie” power line may have ignited the apocalyptic Eaton Fire that incinerated nearly 10,000 structures in Los ...
Los Angeles Daily News7d
Investigators climb Edison transmission towers in probe of alleged Eaton fire ignition site
The inspections include scaling three transmission towers and testing power lines under investigation ... Besides Edison investigators, electrical engineers representing the plaintiffs in the ...