Once electricity finally reaches your home from the power plant, it's not in the same form that it left in. When power is created at a plant, it's produced at a voltage that's either too low or too ...

Pole mounted power transformers can weigh hundreds of pounds and are capable of handling large amounts of electrical current, experts say. This is not among the utility poles that were targeted in ...

The power grid in eastern North Carolina is being targeted by thieves who are risking their lives to strip utility poles and haul away transformers, investigators say. Craven County had 60 utility ...