Los Angeles closer to its renewable energy goals
USA, Los Angeles: GE’s Grid Solutions business signed a contract providing the City of Los Angeles with innovative Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS).
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Transformer fires knock out power throughout LA
USA, Los Angeles: Scattered transformer fires around Los Angeles left thousands of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) customers without electricity on Monday morning following the overnight rain storm.
ABB upgrades first major HVDC link in U.S. transmission history
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has completed the upgrade of the Celilo HVDC (high-voltage direct current) converter station in Oregon, part of Pacific Intertie, the first major HVDC link in U.S. transmission history, originally commissioned by ABB in 1970.
Transformer explosion leaves thousands without power in L.A.
USA, Los Angeles: Thousands of people in the Studio City and Sherman Oaks area; los Angeles, California lost power on Wednesday night, possibly from a transformer explosion at an electrical substation, according to authorities.
Man dies after three transformers fall on his truck
USA, Los Angeles: A driver distracted by a traffic accident was killed after he slammed into a utility pole in Arleta, California, knocking down three transformers that landed on top of his pickup truck.
Edison investing $12B on electric system over next three years
USA, Los Angeles: Southern California Edison, U.S. second-largest investor-owned utility, plans to invest $12 billion over the next three years to modernize the electric grid.