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Canyon County Sheriff’s Office has issued an update to a battery fire that started at the Idaho Power substation in Melba, Idaho on Monday.

The United States has signed a memorandum of understanding to provide Ukraine with $522 million in funding to strengthen the country’s energy system.

The report states that the grid should expand its capacity 2.5 times by 2050 to support entry of renewable energy resources.

President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is giving Ohio $14 million, which will be used for enhancement of the state’s power grid.

Dominion Energy Inc. executives are asking Virginia regulators to let them build a battery storage facility that will test emerging iron-air and zinc-hybrid chemistries.

The 90.5-mile and 44.5-mile 345 kV lines will connect the Crossroads, Hobbs and Roadrunner substations in New Mexico by 2026.

More than $14 million in federal funds is flowing into Montana to improve the state’s energy grid.

NorthWestern Energy blames squirrels for causing power outages affecting almost 15,000 people.

After travelling for more than two and a half years, the new transformer was finally installed at Tono Substation.

Intelligent power management company Eaton announced the investment of an additional $150 million to increase the supply of its electrical power distribution solutions in North America.

Con Edison has started building the Brooklyn Clean Energy Hub, a new transmission substation.

Entergy Texas has installed a substation worth $28 million to strengthen southeast Texas grid.

The U.S. Department of Energy to distribute $23.4 M to strengthen and modernize infrastructure in Washington State.

The project will assist in linking more renewable energy resources into New York’s electrical grid and supporting the state’s clean energy goals.

The SunZia Transmission Project is expected to create jobs, bring profit and increase the reliability of the western US grid.

Caltrain energizes second power substation; in Texas, transformers are delivered with the help of a heavy haulier company; while in India, a new transformer alleviates increased electricity needs.

USA, Washington: The U.S. Department of Energy is offering up to $300 million for states, tribes and local governments to bolster transmission siting and permitting processes while supporting economic development.

USA, Maine: The construction of 233 km (145 mi) transmission line in Maine will soon resume after the state has removed the suspension order on the project.

USA, Texas, Dumas: Xcel Energy has completed the construction of the new Demon Substation near Dumas as a system upgrade to improve power reliability.

USA, New York City: Con Edison’s Reliable Clean City projects are set to add 900 MW of transmission capacity across New York City by 2025.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Grid Deployment Office (GDO) has announced the designation of National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs).

USA, Texas, Houston: RESA Power has announced the acquisition of HALCO Service Corporation, including HALCO Testing Services, Inc. and AMPS-DMS, Inc.

Linxon has signed an exclusive agreement with Available Power for a 100 MW/200 MWh Greenport Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Austin, Texas.

USA, Arizona: The SunZia Transmission project that links New Mexico’s wind farms to Arizona’s grid will be equipped with advanced HVDC technology.