National Grid plans to replace a 50-year-old underground electric transmission line that currently runs in a right-of-way along the MBTA’s commuter rail line. The project proposal calls for the ...

For most of us, transmitting power is an invisible part of modern life. You flick the switch and the light goes on. But the way we transport electricity is vital. For us to quit fossil fuels, we will ...

BEVERLY — National Grid officials on Tuesday night tried to allay residents’ concerns about a controversial underground cable project scheduled to go through the streets of Beverly. Nearly 80 people ...

The evacuation of bulk electrical power over long distances can be done mainly by high voltage alternating current (HVAC) ...

In 2011, a series of three storms passed through western Massachusetts and resulted in extended outages on a 69-kV transmission line in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, U.S. In June 2011, an ...

Offshore wind has a problem: electrical transmission. Wind developers can fairly easily run high voltage cables from their offshore projects to land, but once that power comes ashore it encounters an ...

When the global warming experts gather to discuss the technologies needed to combat the extreme weather events fueled by climate change do they talk about powering those technologies? The short answer ...