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Vineyard Wind has selected Denmark’s Bladt Industries to build and deliver the offshore substation for what is expected to be first utility-scale offshore wind farm in the U.S.

US: Pioneer Power Solutions Inc. has agreed to sell its transformer divisions to New York private equity firm Mill Point Capital for $65.5 M.

US: Decarbonizing the U.S. power grid rapidly will cost $4.5 T, out of which the lion’s share is for the estimated 900 GW of storage capacity required.

US, Pasadena: An electrical transformer explosion in Monterey Park, Pasadena sparked a grass fire and cut power to thousands of customers.

US: In a road accident in Massachusetts transformer was damaged, causing power outages to the area.

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GE announced the availability of three new grid analytics that combine domain expertise with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to tackle pressing challenges in electric grid operations.

The cost to build a new electrical transmission line from Wanapum Dam to Quincy is estimated to be $140 M, and the project is estimated to be completed in 2026.

The substation in Utah is added to the network to provide service while also increasing flexibility to re-route power in the event of service interruptions.

US, Wyoming: The Wyoming Industrial Siting Council approved the TransWest Express (TWE) Transmission Project.

Storms passing through Maryland brought numerous reports of damage, from trees and power lines knocked down to a transformer fire started by a lightning strike.

US, San Francisco: San Francisco may make a multi billion dollar bid within months for some assets owned by California power giant PG&E Corporation.

NYPA approved $28 M to begin work on upgrades to a key high-voltage transmission line between the town of Marcy and the town of New Scotland.

US, New Jersey: NJ Transit is replacing two electrical power substations near the ocean that were damaged by Superstorm Sandy.

US, Texas; Entergy Texas has opened its China-Stowell Transmission Project — a new 40 km (25 miles), 230 kV transmission line crossing Southeast Texas.

Delaware officials joined LS Power and subsidiary Silver Run Electric to watch crews as they are preparing to bury a 230 kV transmission line under the river.

PNM announced an agreement with Pattern Energy Group 2 LP and the New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority to acquire a renewable transmission project.

US, New Mexico, Roswell: Xcel Energy has completed a multi-year $24 M project to boost the reliability and capacity of the city’s power grid.

The project, proposed by Dodge County Wind would generate up to 170 MW of electric energy and deliver it to the Byron substation via a 345 kV transmission line.

Australian engineering company Worley is designing the offshore substations for the 700 MW Revolution Wind offshore wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island, US.

Larson Electronics announced the release of a power transformer substation that converts 480 V AC three-phase electrical current to three-phase 208 Y/120 V AC.

Manchester police were able to catch a transformer exploding and electrical wires falling to the ground right on dash cam video while on patrol.

Earlier this month the New York Independent System Operator approved two new transmission projects that would be the state’s largest transmission expansion in 30 years.

US, Boston: Roughly 600 customers of Eversource, an electric company, lost power Saturday evening after a transformer caught fire, according to Eversource.