Digital Journal – Electrical Safety Authority in Ontario warns the public to stay at least 35 feet away from downed power lines until utility workers have disconnected the power and declared the area safe. Severe and even fatal injuries can happen if these power lines were touched. ESA warns residents to stay away from these … Read more
A proposal of $1 billion to move selected power lines underground to prevent long term outages in D.C. The said proposal is called as “game changer” by Pepco and D.C. government. This partnership will split the costs to 50/50 and will have a 7 year plan to put the 60 of the district’s power lines … Read more
Classes at Middle School and East Pennsboro Elementary School have been cancelled due to power outage caused by damaged wiring. An electrical crew has been working to repair the damage on 12,000-volt wire that shorted out. PPL crew repaired the damaged wire on friday to get the phone lines and emergency safety system working for … Read more
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
Crews and contractors with Appalachian Power have been trimming trees to keep the lights on this coming winter in West Virginia and Virginia. They said that the trimming of trees will also lessen the amount of damage and power outage during any major storm. In July 2012, thousands of businesses and households lost electricity when … Read more