#USA

USA, Washington D.C.: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has commenced an inquiry into the vulnerability of large power transformers that are crucial to U.S. electricity delivery.

USA, Alabama: Athens City Council has decided to build a new substation in order to ensure there is enough power for the growing city needs.

USA, Ohio: FirstEnergy Corp. is looking to invest about $120 million in 2015 on distribution and transmission infrastructure projects in Toledo Edison’s service area in northwest Ohio.

USA, Michigan: Two power transformers worth $1 million which have been custom-built for Traverse City Light & Power’s (TCL&P) LaFranier substation do not fit TCL&P electrical system.

USA, Ohio: FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has shut down its Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Lake County, Ohio, for a scheduled refuelling, maintenance and a transformer replacement.

USA, South Dakota: 80 MW Beethoven wind project, operated by a Munich-based company BayWa AG, should go online in the coming days as the farm received the main power transformer.

USA, Missouri: Columbia City Council will be making decision on the approval of $63.1 million bond issue to be added to the city’s electric utility revenue funds to finance a major overhaul of the city’s electric service and infrastructure.

USA, Washington: Ferry County Public Utility District (PUD) has reached a decision to start processing their agency’s own transformer oil.

USA, New Jersey: A FirstEnergy Company Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) plans to spend a total of $267 million in 2015 on electrical and transmission system enhancement projects in its New Jersey service area.

USA, New Jersey: Pioneer Transformers Ltd., a division of Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. (PPSI) has been awarded a multi-year contract by Hydro-Quebec Utility Company for the manufacture of distribution transformers.

USA, Washington D.C.: Melting snow creates further electricity problems to Pepco (the Potomac Electric Power Company) as manholes explode due to damaged underground transformers.

USA, Washington DC: After a hearing on the U.S Department of Energy (DOE) 2016 budget request, the President’s Budget proposed an overall 9.2 percent funding increase for energy efficiency and renewable technologies.

USA, Pennsylvania: The closure of the Wysox bridge that carries state Route 187 over the Susquehanna River for the purpose of transporting two heavy power transformers to the Panda Liberty power plant has been approved by the state Department of Transportation.

USA, Tennessee: Around 60,000 people across Tennessee have been affected by power outages as the ice storm knocked down trees and caused transformer explosions

USA, Florida: Kissimmee Utility Authority has reached a construction milestone last week with the completion of the building which will house the new $17.2 million electric substation.

USA, Texas: A Kemp-based manufacturer and supplier of explosion proof lighting equipment and portable power distribution systems, Larson Electronics, has released a portable power transformer that converts 120 volts AC to 12/24 volts DC or 12/24 volts AC.

USA, Florida: JEA, Jacksonville utility company, has used a helicopter to deliver a power transformer to Liberty Street and replace the transformer which was damaged when a large section of South Liberty Street in downtown Jacksonville collapsed into the St. Johns River more than two weeks ago.

USA, Colorado: The Nucla Substation in Montrose County, Colorado, will be upgraded by San Miguel Power Association (SMPA) as part of the West End Reliability Project designed to boost the reliability of the grid in the west end of Montrose County.

USA, Illinois: The City Council of Rochelle, Illinois, has approved a purchase of a two-winding power transformer from ABB for a total price of $775,400.

USA, Ohio: FirstEnergy Corp. is looking to invest $35 million over the next two years on several transmission and substation projects in order to improve electrical service around Marcellus shale gas development.

USA, Michigan: Following the explosion that occurred at Escanaba Power Plant last week, leaving only a few items at the substation undamaged, investigations are still underway.

USA, Rhode Island: The U.S. National Grid plans to overhaul the power system on the Aquidneck Island investing $93 million in an improvement plan to construct two new substations with five power transformers, and reconfigure two high-voltage transmission lines.

USA, Georgia: The American subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd. has won an order for the supply of five power transformers from the utility Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) in Oklahoma.

USA, Massachusetts: Winter storm Juno has left the entire Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, without electricity due to severe icing at a downtown substation and numerous downed lines and blown power transformers.