As power demand surges, utilities are expanding high kV transmission lines, making visibility critical. This guide covers the ...

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.

They’re aerial marker balls, and they’re used to help pilots see the lines and avoid flying into them. But to get them in place, Tennessee Valley Authority crews have to fly right up to those ...

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 ...

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 ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A video of a man fixing a powerline while attached to a helicopter in Waco has gone viral on Facebook, but experts in the field are saying this is more common than people ...

Residents may spot a black Bell 407 marked "Powerline Patrol" flying near transmission lines. Credit: ... as the aerial equipment checks are being conducted islandwide throughout this month.