#Texas

Xcel Energy has been awarded three projects by the SPP to build HV transmission lines that will improve electric reliability in Texas and New Mexico.

PMA Supply has announced the successful delivery of the final unit in a series of three 45 MVA transformers to a client in West Texas.

An explosion at a substation in north Fort Worth, Texas caused a large fire on Wednesday evening and the voluntary evacuation of nearby homes.

Spain’s Acciona Energía on Tuesday has acquired a portfolio of two wind farms in Texas, adding 300 MW of capacity to its US renewable energy fleet.

Engie North America has struck a deal to deliver green power from its 350 MW Chillingham solar project in Texas to Google.

The company’s Bolivar Peninsula Reliability Project combines construction and equipment upgrades to help meet the growing electrical demand in the area.

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, Texas: The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) filed a notice with the Public Utility Commission for a Tier 3 transmission project.

USA, Texas: Tesla wants to sell electricity directly to customers in Texas, according to an application filed with the Public Utility Commission there.

Amarillo, Texas, USA: As Xcel Energy crews install a mobile transformer at the Lawrence Park Substation, some Amarillo residents are experiencing power outages.

ECSL, a joint venture of EC Source and Sargent & Lundy, is rebuilding 45 km (28 mi) of wooden structures on the 69 kV transmission line.

USA, Texas, Austin: Six board members of Texas’ power grid operator ERCOT have resigned.

USA, Texas, Amarillo: Xcel Energy built Hunsley Substation to improve the reliability of the distribution network and build in capacity for future growth.

USA, Texas, Manor: The Duke Energy subsidiary announced the acquisition of the 144 MW Pflugerville Solar project in Texas on 7 January.

The final phase of the Western Region Economic Project has brought a series of new substations, transmission lines and upgrades to southeast Texas.

Xcel Energy is working to complete system upgrades across Amarillo in time for peak summer demand, including completion of their new Western Street Substation.

USA, Texas, Amarillo: Xcel Energy is set to build a new substation adding capacity for new businesses and residential growth in west Amarillo.

Electric substation equipment has been donated to South Plains College to help train students in the Electrician and Power Transmission Technology program.

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

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.

Xcel Energy has invested $2.8 million in a backup power solution for communities in Texas that speeds restoration times on Xcel’s main electric feeder line.

USA, Texas: The General Electric Co. unit has provided the construction financing for 163 MW Falvez Astra wind project, which will enable the construction of the wind power plant in the Texas Panhandle.

USA, Texas: Priority Power Management (PPM), a Texas-based energy management and consulting services firm, has successfully completed the development and energization of a new high voltage substation for Endeavor Energy Resources south of Midland, Texas.

USA, Texas: A global transport of two reactors has been successfully handled by a U.S. cargo specialist from the manufacturer in Shanghai, China, to the final destination in Gail, Texas.