Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An electric utility lineman in a truck bucket is using a bolt cutter to cut a jumper wire connection on a high voltage power line.

Approximately 10,700 new power line repairers are expected to be in demand from 2023 to 2033 due to industry growth and retirements. Many retiring lineworkers choose early retirement or transition ...

One of the U.S.’s worst power outages in history happened on a balmy Thursday in August. The "Northeast Blackout of 2003 was a massive power outage that affected a vast portion of the northeastern ...

JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - The folks at Dixie Electric Power Association are thanking their employees who repair and maintain power lines. Dixie Electric hosted an annual luncheon at its Laurel ...

National Lineman Appreciation Day, observed annually on April 18, honors the dedicated men and women who work tirelessly to ensure the reliable delivery of electricity to our homes and businesses.