Strong winds and heavy rain causing power down and vehicular incidents in Fairfield

Heavy rain and swirling strong winds result some trees to fell on the ground and vehicular accidents that caused power down in Fairfield. Power lines fell on vehicles causing a power outage in 66 Passaic Ave and 1 Washington. PSE&G has been notified of the said incident. Another incident involved a truck carrying Red Bull … Read more

Electrician concerned about new hospital

A concerned electrician, Bailey Penn of The BVI Beacon, believed that strict guidelines and protocols seemed to be lacking throughout the 14 years of construction of the new hospital in Virgin Islands. The hospital should have been constructed on a location that will enable expansion to accommodate more people in the next coming decade. In … Read more

Gator Eye, another innovation from Greenlee

Electrical tool, Gator Eye is another innovation from Greenlee that allow electricians to connect their Gator tools to Windows based computers to access detailed work history and diagnostic information. Electricians can connect their Gator tools like crimping, cutting, punching tools and even tools that have been manufactured back in 1994 into this device. According to … Read more

Dominion Power Virginia’s project waiting for approval

A plan to build a 500kV power line by Dominion Virginia Power is still waiting for approval from two state agencies. The said power line will be visible from Jamestown Island, Kingsmill and Colonial Parkway if constructed. $200,000 has been allocated by the city council to pay the legal expenses related to the State Corporation … Read more

Power lines endangering vultures

In South Africa, a new study has shown that Cape Vultures were adopting power lines as roosting since in the area were few natural objects to roost. This study was led by team experts including the group from Nottingham Trent University. Their study showed that vultures population has decreased recently due to different threats, including … Read more