Overhead Distribution

Typically 35 kV to 1.4 kV, distribution systems take power from the bulk system to deliver to individual customers via overhead lines.

Highlights

Photo courtesy of Entergy Mississippi
Transmission Reliability

Success Down South: Entergy Mississippi's Reliability Wins

July 16, 2024
The utility is delivering power more reliably than in the past, and simultaneously investing in an ever stronger grid.
Photo by Con Edison.
Transmission Reliability

Planning for the Extreme

June 3, 2024
Con Edison’s resilience plan is meant to prevent and mitigate outages, protect public safety, and reduce customer impacts and inconvenience.
NTUA
Podcasts

New Line Life Podcast: ICYMI: Mutual Aid Without a Storm

Feb. 23, 2024
This audio story showcases an article about the Light Up Navajo project from the 2023 T&D World Lineworker Supplement.
Photo by NorthWestern Energy.
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Overhead Transmission

In Photos: Keeping Birds and the Power Grid Safe from One Another

Dec. 15, 2023
Nesting, hunting, flying, perching, and yes even excreting waste are all natural bird pastimes that, when they occur at the wrong place and the wrong time, can be deadly to the...
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Overhead Distribution

NESC Progresses Power Grid Resiliency

Dec. 12, 2023
The NESC focuses on standards that help to increase worker safety while improving power grid resiliency in overhead utility pole networks.

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Resources

Wildfire Risk Mitigation

Feb. 16, 2022
Learn about the tools and practices that minimize power equipment caused fires.
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Overhead Distribution

New York Governor and Senator Gillibrand Announce $405 Million Grant for Long Island Electric Grid

Aug. 5, 2024
The increased funding will help LIPA strengthen 166 overhead circuits covering approximately 1,376 miles of its power distribution network following Tropical Storm Isaias.
Photo by G&W Electric.
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Wildfire

Strategies to Mitigate Wildfire Risk

July 29, 2024
By combining equipment upgrades, like current limiting protectors, with a distribution automation system, utilities can mitigate risk.
FirstEnergy
Overhead Distribution

Smart Grid Enhancements Underway on Electric System in Eastern Pennsylvania

July 25, 2024
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company is installing 53 automated switching devices with supervisory control and data acquisition technology at crucial spots on overhead power...
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Overhead Transmission

The Need for Effective Funding, Updated Utility Standards

July 24, 2024
A major industry challenge for a more resilient grid is the lack of generation capabilities (the amount of electricity produced to power communities) to meet growing energy demands...