#USA

USA, Virginia, Roanoke: US company Virginia Transformer has earned a contract to supply transformers to one of the largest data centre operators in the world.

The US Department of Energy has announced $48 M to improve semiconductor materials and devices for improved control and protection of the power grid.

USA: The US-based power generation company American Electric Power (AEP) is to sell its 1.365 GW portfolio of renewable assets to IRG Acquisition Holdings.

USA, Washington, D.C.: The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Grid Deployment Office (GDO) is working on the allocation of $1 B to Puerto Rico.

USA, Washington, Seattle: A 110 T power transformer arrived at the East Pine Substation in Seattle after a long cross-continent journey.

USA, Washington, D.C.: The US Department of Energy has announced $50 M in funding to support clean energy projects on Tribal lands.

Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation, has announced approval for the acquisition of the company’s yet largest solar facility.

A 230 kV transmission line from the Neset substation close to Tioga to the Northshore substation near Ross, North Dakota has been recently energised.

The Biden administration is to provide the $13 B funding to support the expansion and modernisation of the national power grid.

A new $2.5 B transmission line to bridge the eastern and western power grids of the USA has been proposed for the plains of Montana and North Dakota.

United Utility Services has announced completing its acquisition of BHI Power Delivery, a speciality utility and distribution services provider.

Cargill has launched FR3r™ natural ester, a new transformer insulating fluid made from more than 95 % rapeseed oil.

Ziehl-Abegg, a German manufacturer of electric drives and fans is investing in a new production plant in the USA.

Governor Kathy Hochul has recently announced opening of the largest open-access electric vehicle fast charging hub in the Southern Tier region.

The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has decided to launch a 1-GW wind farm development and accompanying power transmission line project.

A transformer fire forced an evacuation at a hospital Brockton on the morning of 7 February.

West Penn Power, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., is upgrading its distribution system in Allegheny and Washington counties.

Maine regulators have approved the construction of Longroad Energy’s 1 GW King Pine wind farm and LS Power Base’s 345 kV transmission line.

A new power project, the North Plains Connector, is a 620 km long HVDV transmission line that will connect central North Dakota to Colstrip, Montana.

American Electric Power (AEP) has ordered transformers worth $86 M from a South Korean electrical equipment manufacturer.

Ørsted and Eversource have submitted a joint proposal in response to New York State’s third round of offshore wind solicitations.

New England states plan to secure federal funding to invest in upgrading power transmission infrastructure in the region.

While physical attacks may have grabbed headlines, the cyber threat is growing, and the rise of distributed energy resources creates a larger attack surface.

American Transmission Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has completed a 21 km (13 mi) upgrade to a HV transmission line in in eastern Ohio.