The vast majority of power lines in town are above ground and highly vulnerable.
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Officials described a dangerous scene for emergency responders, with downed power lines and debris everywhere.
Infineon also provides the thyristor chips that allow transformers to handle high-voltage direct-current power lines.
They left behind hundreds of downed power lines and trees that littered roads and damaged homes.
None of those reports identified a quantifiable net benefit from relocating existing power lines systemwide.
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Local environmental ordinances routinely prevent utilities from trimming trees that can threaten power lines during storms.
Monday when an electrical fault occurred on power lines used to send power to the grid.
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New York utility ConEd has deployed software with crews that respond to downed power lines.
"That's going to add to the weight of the trees, to the power lines, " Heitkamp said.
Donny Allred, the local county judge, is lobbying to lure the power lines to Amarillo.
U.S. Highway 84 in Lawrence County was shut down because of downed power lines and debris.
In California, the Santa Ana winds whipped up debris that slammed into power lines and equipment.
Damage including building collapses, vehicle rollovers and downed power lines were reported, the center said.
The third broad area of improvement involves squeezing more juice through existing power lines.
Once power lines were laid down, electricity flowed to farms across the country, transforming millions of lives.
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Gravel roads were carved into a vacant field, and power lines were strung for some 600 trailers.
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The plaintiffs say SPI Electricity failed to adequately maintain its power lines - claims the company denies.
The paralyzing effect of downed power lines would be dramatically reduced because many homes would be self-sufficient.
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Compounding that felony is the fact that the capacity of power lines has not been expanded either.
He recalls climbing telephone poles, handing power lines, tugging wires, collecting fees and repairing the electric meters.
There are some big power lines, but otherwise it looks just like any factory by a lake.
Expanding distribution capacity is often impossible in crowded urban areas, and elsewhere people dislike new power lines.
It could also mean clearing of forest and blasting of mountainsides to rig high tension power lines in once-picturesque environments.
Five initial proposals include laying cables under the sea to Deeside or burying power lines from Anglesey.
Montgomery County Sheriff's spokeswoman Brandy Wingfield said there was property damage, including downed power lines, in the area.
It would be absurd for every household to be served by three sewer pipes or five power lines.
What the city does have is contaminated standing water and soil, downed power lines and limited automobile fuel.
And Metro-North Railroad's New Haven line relies on overhead power lines that could get tangled in blown foliage.
Another firm has shown interest in using the headset to help its workers maintain power lines at heights.
In other states utilities are being forced to allow independent suppliers of electricity to use their power lines.
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