A helicopter flying low across Massachusetts with a stack of spinning sawblades hanging beneath it is not part of a new James Bond movie; it's a part of power line maintenance. Eversource shared ...
TAMPA, Fla. — It's a bird, it's a plane! Don't worry, it's just Tampa Electric (TECO) patrolling its power lines with low-flying helicopters. Beginning Monday, June 10, aerial surveys of TECO's ...
Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., is using a helicopter equipped with an aerial saw to trim trees and ensure proper clearance around more than 400 miles of ...
TOLEDO, Ohio — To help prevent summer power outages, FirstEnergy is conducting aerial inspections across nearly 5,000 miles of high-voltage power lines using infrared and ultraviolet technology. The ...
The crash, which happened north of St. Louis, closed a bridge into Illinois. A witness said it “just disintegrated” after coming in contact with a power line. By Aimee Ortiz and Rylee Kirk A utility ...
A heavy-duty air saw hanging from a helicopter will be used to trim trees along a 345,000-volt power line in Oconto, Marinette and Florence counties beginning the week of Aug. 19. The saw work will be ...
ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) – It’s a bird, it’s a plane… actually, it’s a helicopter you may notice flying near power lines for Indiana Michigan Power (I&M). During the week of May 13, I&M workers are ...
(WJET/WFXP)– You may notice more helicopters in the area flying relatively low in the coming months, as FirstEnergy begins its powerline inspections ahead of the summer. FirstEnergy helicopter crews ...