SA Power Networks had installed its own markers on powerlines near the Merriton crash for its own inspections. (Supplied: ATSB, SA Power Networks)Queensland electricity company Energex runs the ...

As infrastructure increases, so too do the risks – to the assets themselves, and to the people and wildlife around them.

The video shows an aerial visibility marker on a power line, not a drone hovering in the dark. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team. Read more about our fact-checking work.

It was an aerial ballet performed by SoCal Edison helicopter pilots and linemen in the skies over Yorba Linda: installing colored plastic marker balls on power transmission lines.

According to O'Connor, transmission towers require aerial observation tower/pole identification tags, crossing signs, warning signs as well as various other crucial tags and markers. To mitigate risk ...

Aerial Powerline Wildfire Mitigation Strategies. Oct. 1, 2024. Enhancing grid resilience with aerial covered conductor systems. The electric utility industry has been afflicted by punishing wildfires ...

The markers don't need to be installed everywhere, Osowski said, but she hopes emphasis will be put on areas where aerial applicators commonly fly. Her goal is for it to be accomplished over the ...

Long Islanders can expect to see a low-flying helicopter during the next three weeks as PSEG Long Island conducts aerial inspections of its equipment ahead of hurricane season, the utility's ...

It's been eight months since 33-year-old Tylor Johnson's fatal crash. His family has been advocating and raising money for wire markers, training and awareness.

Specifically, it will be doing “low-level powerline aerial observation,” the post says. The work will be done in the Adams Electric Cooperative – York District from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.