People who live in the area where the new high- voltage power lines are considered living with a life sentence, as written by Suzanne Pender, in an article on The Nationalist. The proposed project will transmit power from wind farms in Cork and Kerry to Leinster with a budget of €500m. Cllr Arthur McDonald considered … 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
Though too costly, the project to bury electrical power lines has slowly been progressing in Greenville. Residents and business owners can still recall the tales about downed trees and ruined homes with people pitched into darkness and cold in December of 2005. Early plan was to target all neighborhoods but focus turned on the area … Read more
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
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