In late June, a freakish and powerful “derecho” storm in the Washington, D.C., area knocked out a bunch of power lines and left more than a million homes without electricity for several days (weeks, in some cases). Soon enough, local officials began calling on the local utility, Pepco, to bury […]
The cry goes up every time Tallahassee experiences a big storm, with trees falling on electric lines and knocking out the power for many residents: “Why doesn’t Tallahassee put its electric lines underground?” Sure enough, the cry went up after the June 30 windstorm. Hundreds of trees fell on power […]
A fiber-optic line cut during construction beneath West Broadway in south Dickinson affected hundreds of Consolidated customers Wednesday night and led to upward of $40,000 in damages for the telecommunications company. Two major fiber-optic conduits were cut near the intersection of Broadway and South Main Avenue, Consolidated Chief Operating Officer […]
S itting in his two-story Newport Beach home that he’s owned for 35 years, Jim Young can think of a few ways he could spend the money he saved in his younger years to help sustain him through his retirement. Shelling out tens of thousands of dollars to place the […]
Below is a list of gas mains damage accidents in the USA caused by digging/excavation activities that happened between 2000 and 2014. All involve construction crews accidentally puncturing pipelines and subsequently injuring themselves and causing substantial damages to surrounding properties and the environment. 2000 For the second time in 24 […]
Coral Gables has asked Florida Power and Light if it would consider charging its customers statewide for a portion of the cost of putting transmission lines that will run through the city underground. The Gables is one of several cities, including Miami, South Miami and Pinecrest, that joined together to […]
Pipelines, and the hazardous products they transport, are critical to our nation’s economy, security, and way of life. Construction accidents involving pipelines, no matter what the cause, reveal the power of pipelines. Life loss, property and environmental damage.
Construction equipment causes water main break damage in Virginia Beach
Demand management is growing more complicated for power utilities. Rising global and regional electricity consumption is speeding the need for investment in expanded or upgraded networks. Many utilities, additionally, need to connect renewable energy sources, which can be distant from power demand centers. They also need to pay heed to […]
