Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new utility pole, bottom left, occupies the site of the original that caused the Smokehouse Creek fire outside of Stinnett. (Eli ...

The Texas Attorney General's office said Monday that Xcel Energy (XEL) must replace damaged and dilapidated utility poles and conduct large-scale inspections as part of an agreed-upon temporary ...

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A Texas district court ordered Xcel, an electric utility with more than 200,000 customers in Texas, on Monday to replace poles within wildfire-prone areas it has identified as damaged, following an ...

A firefighter walks through grasslands checking for hotspots after the Smokehouse Creek Fire, Friday, March 1, 2024, in Borger, Texas. The wildfire has become the largest in state history at over one ...

The Texas AG's Office negotiated an injunction agreement with an electric company, requiring it to take immediate steps to reduce wildfire risk in the Panhandle. Stocks sell off as traders wake up to ...

KAIMUKI, Hawaii (Island News) -- Partial lane closures will be in effect on 10th Avenue in Kaimuki on Tuesday as Hawaiian Electric crews replace a damaged utility pole. Hawaiian Electric will replace ...

Crews are replacing a damaged utility pole near Interstate 44 and Peoria Avenue after a suspected drunk driving crash late February 10. Tulsa Police said the crash happened around 11 p.m. when a ...

On February 5, 2026, in its first decision under the new accelerated docket for pole attachment disputes, the Federal Communications Commission found that electric utility, Appalachian Power Company ( ...