Communicating with someone thousands of miles away is now just a few keystrokes away, thanks to the internet and other forms of communication. Modern communication leverages a variety of wired and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Energy Minister Tim Hodgson highlighted five power-line projects, or interties, that the federal government is working on with the ...

Xcel Energy secured contracts to build high-voltage power lines for three Southwest Power Pool projects in Texas and New Mexico. Minneapolis-headquartered Xcel Energy has secured contracts to build ...

BIG STONE CITY, S.D. (South Dakota News Watch) – This small city in northeastern South Dakota already serves as a major hub for energy – it is home to a coal-fired power plant, a Poet Biofuels ethanol ...

A proposed 765-kilovolt power line would stretch from southeast Minnesota through Wisconsin's Driftless region. Backers call the line, which would be the highest voltage in Wisconsin, the "backbone" ...

Landowners are suing the companies behind a proposed 765-kilovolt power line in the Driftless area. The complaint alleges that the power line would be a "private nuisance" to residents and should be ...