49 towers needed to be replaced entirely. The journal says a 2017 internal presentation by pg e, estimated their transmission towers were 68 years old with the oldest towers being 108 years old. The Life Expectancy was 65 years. Pg e neglected and failed to make up grades. Since the campfire in the past year, pg e worked to intensify the inspections on transmission lines in the last year, pg e inspected 222 substations, 50,000 transmission structures, 30,500 miles of power lines and 700,000 distribution poles. We brought in more than 2000 qualified linemen outside of california to help us with all of the inspection work in terms of doing the inspection as well as being able to do the repair. The journal says detailed inspections include workers physically climbing the towers to inspect them. It hasnt been done in decades. We are waiting on a response, we reached out to them this morning as of air time, nothing has come in to our newsroom. We will keep you posted when it does. To san pa
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois Extension is hosting a free weekly series of webinars centering around holistic health and featuring experts from the University of Illinois. The Springtime Science 2024 webinars are part of the U of I’s Community Seminar Series. The series aims to give community members access to current health research and information, […]
Musicians, poets and State College community members gathered in the HUB-Robeson Center on Thursday to honor the life of Martin Luther King Jr. through different performances of the arts.