Flammable insulating fluids and electrical faults pose significant fire and explosion risks to transformers. These hazards can result in catastrophic damage, disrupt business continuity, and cause ...
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- The majority of a transformer fire burning at a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power facility yard subsided, but firefighters remained at the scene to defend any ...
U.S. utilities need more transformers to build the zero-carbon grid and keep the lights on after major storms. But the specialized equipment is hard to build, and manufacturers can’t keep up with ...
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The Little Monopoly Holding Back the Clean Energy Transition

A monopoly in the production of grain-oriented electrical steel threatens to curb America's clean energy transition.
A more efficient transformer can pay for itself many times over during its 25-year lifespan The transformer plays a key role in an electrical system’s efficiency and power quality, yet 95% of buying ...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to kickstart its new Speed to Power initiative ...
Whether troubleshooting inside cramped control panels, verifying voltage in energized switchgear or performing diagnostics on ...
The South Shore Line’s West Lake Corridor project encountered another hurdle when two of the transformers that would send power to the new rail line were damaged during an ...
A truck transporting a 565,000-pound electrical transformer is expected to cause traffic delays in parts of the Susquehanna Valley on Wednesday. Upper Allen Township police said the transport is ...
A transformer blew at 227 Paris St. at about 2 p.m., reportedly setting hay bales on fire in front of Paris Farmers Union.
Some parts of Oyo town in Oyo State have been thrown into darkness due to fire that ravaged the transformer serving the ...