#USA

USA, New York: A new market report titled “Traction Transformer Market in Europe 2015-2019” has been made available.

USA, Utah: A transformer weighing over 450 tons arrived at the Monticello fairgrounds in San Juan County, Utah, after a week of traveling by truck at speeds of 4-16 kph through New Mexico, Arizona and Utah.

USA, New York: After GE announced the completion of the acquisition of Alstom’s power and grid businesses, the company further announced that GE Power & Water and Alstom Power have combined to form GE Power.

USA, New York: A new report by TechNavio is available titled “Global Transformer Monitoring Solutions Market 2015-2019.”

As of 29 October 2015 the European Union imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain grain-oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel originating in the People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States of America, the EU Official Journal states.

USA, Washington DC: GE has announced the signing of four infrastructure projects valued at over $1 billion in the presence of the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, during his state visit to the United States.

USA, Ohio: AK Steel, a U.S.-based producer of electrical steels, has announced senior management changes as its Board of Directors approved the promotion of several members of its executive management team.

USA, New Mexico: The heaviest load ever to be transported on New Mexico public roads will be a power transformer coming through the Four Corners this week, according to the New Mexico Department of Transportation.

USA, Oregon: The Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC) received a $43 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for system upgrades, as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Electric Program announced and reported by Transformers Magazine a few days ago.

USA, Pennsylvania: Sunbelt Transformer, a Grey Mountain Partners affiliate company, announced it is acquiring California-based Delta Testing Services Inc. (Delta Testing), an electrical services company.

USA, Washington: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced nearly $2.3 billion in loans to build and improve rural electric infrastructure in 31 states.

United Kingdom, London: After the transformer oil refiner Hydrodec Group PLC announced commissioning of the rebuilt, improved and expanded oil refinery in Canton, Ohio, USA, in June this year, the company has reported a successful return to the US transformer oil market with sales of its oil to the US and Mexican markets.

USA, Pennsylvania: The Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station in Shippingport, Pennsylvania received a massive backup transformer that will only be used as a spare in the event of a malfunction.

USA, Minnesota: Xcel Energy, a Minneapolis-based utility company, has embarked on a project to replace a turbine and step-up transformer at Prairie Island nuclear plant as part of the utility’s $68 million upgrades to extend the life of the 1970s-era power plant.

USA, New Jersey: Atlantic City Electric (ACE) is undertaking a $70 million equipment upgrade at the Peermont substation on Seven Mile Island, with construction and demolition taking place at the same time.

USA, Virginia: WYTHEVILLE: Swiss company Schaffner MTC Transformers is expanding its transformer manufacturing facility in Wytheville, Virginia, creating 79 new jobs.

USA, Kansas: Solomon Corporation, a Kansas-based rebuilder of transformers and oil-filled electrical equipment, is filling a rush order from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for 486 pole-mounted transformers to help 55,000 people in Saipan get their power back on.

USA, New Jersey: Jinpan International Limited, Chinese manufacturer and distributor of cast resin transformers, has announced that its Board of Directors has established a special Independent Committee to consider the preliminary, non-binding proposal letter received on September 15, 2015.

USA, Washington D.C.: The World Bank has approved a $400 million interest-free credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to provide financing and technical assistance for Myanmar’s National Electrification Plan (NEP).

USA, New Jersey: Jinpan International Limited, a Chinese manufacturer of cast resin transformers, has announced reception of a preliminary bid from its CEO Li Zhiyuan, and Forebright Smart Connection Technology Limited for the acquisition of the outstanding common shares of the company.

USA, Massachusetts: National Grid Saudi Arabia has contracted Doble Engineering Company, Watertown-based provider of diagnostic instruments and services, to provide support services for a new phase of its power grid reliability initiative, expanding transformer health initiatives into additional regions.

USA, Maryland: Last week three transformers caught fire in downtown Hagerstown, Maryland, causing widespread power outages in the city.

USA, Missouri: A $15 million expansion of the Bland substation north of Owensville, Missouri has been underway, with an aim to increase reliability of service to residents in Gasconade County and five surrounding counties served by Ameren Missouri.

USA, Washington D.C.: The United States and Benin officials have signed the five-year Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact, a $375 million deal to invest in the African country’s electric power sector.