Tag: USA
Washington Pike closed in Collier because of transformer fire
Collier Township, US: About 0.8 km of Washington Pike in Collier Township has been closed due to a transformer fire, Allegheny County officials tweeted on Sunday.
USA to give $64 M for smart grid financing
USDA is providing $64 M to finance smart grid technologies that improve system operations and monitor grid security.
Australian company designs Revolution Wind substations
Australian engineering company Worley is designing the offshore substations for the 700 MW Revolution Wind offshore wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island, US.
$2.5 billion transmission project gets the approval
After being rejected twice, Missouri’s Grain Belt Express transmission project finally receives the regulators’ approval.
Sterlite Power submits bids for grid-connected battery storage
The power transmission infrastructure developer submitted bids for two battery energy storage projects, with a cumulative capacity of 400 MW,
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean carries transformers to the U.S.A
Royal Smit Transformers has used Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro vessels) to ship five transformers from Belgium to the USA.
New $3B 725-mile transmission project to start in 2020
USA, Colorado: A Denver-based company, Anschutz Corporation, plans to start building a $3 billion, 725-mile (1,166 km) TransWest Express transmission line in 2020.
Rocky Mountain Power plans $3.5B transmission project
USA, Wyoming: Rocky Mountain Power is proposing to build a new 500 kV transmission line segment in Sweetwater County as part of a Gateway West Transmission Line Project and Energy 2020.
Boulder City receives new backup transformer
USA, Nevada: Boulder City in Nevada received a new backup power transformer that will increase reliability of the electric power supply system.
New Mexico to consider approval for $2B transmission project
USA, New Mexico: Developers of a $2 billion transmission project that will serve as a path to get renewable energy from New Mexico and Arizona to large markets in the American Southwest are waiting for final approvals as they move toward starting construction on two massive transmission lines and other infrastructure.
Duke Energy to invest $36B on power projects by 2026
USA, North Carolina: U.S. electricity company Duke Energy announced it has allocated investments of $25 billion to be spent on grid modernization and $11 billion for expanding renewable and natural gas-fired power generation over 2017 to 2026.
Hyundai Electric expanding its U.S. plant at $30M
South Korea, Seoul: Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems Co. announced it will invest $30 million in the expansion of its power transformer plant in the United States.
US levies 60.81% anti-dumping duties on S. Korean power transformers
South Korean power transformer manufacturer Hyundai Electric and Energy Systems has been informed by the U.S. Commerce Department of a decision to impose an anti-dumping duty of 60.81 % on its large power transformers shipped to the U.S. between August of 2015 and July of 2016, reports KBS World.
Met-Ed Service Area to receive $348M upgrades
USA, Pennsylvania: FirstEnergy expects to invest about $348 million in 2018 on distribution and transmission infrastructure projects to help enhance reliability for more than 560,000 customers in the Metropolitan Edison (Met-Ed) service territory in Pennsylvania.
USD 17.6B plan devised to rebuild Puerto Rico’s electric power grid
USA, New York: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and Governor Ricardo Rosselló announced a new plan to rebuild and transform Puerto Rico's electric power system, which was severely damaged by Hurricane Maria in September.
Foxconn might get $140 million electricity project
USA, Milwaukee: American Transmission Co. will seek state approval for a $140 million project in order to run electrical power to the huge manufacturing complex that Foxconn Technology Group plans to build in Racine County, Milwaukee.
USD 110M electric grid expansion underway in Charleston
USA, West Virginia: Appalachian Power is implementing a $110 million electric grid expansion project, spanning from Kanawha City to downtown Charleston.
MISO Board approves $2.6B transmission spending package
USA, Indiana: The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)’s Board of Directors has approved the Regional Transmission Organization (RTO)’s annual Transmission Expansion Plan (MTEP 17), valued at $2.6 billion.
FirstEnergy to invest $450M in Ohio power system revamp
USA, Ohio: FirstEnergy is planning to redesign and modernize the electric system in Ohio as well as prepare for smart technologies with an investment of $450 million.
DOE approves $1.6B US-Canada cross-border transmission project
USA, Washington D.C.: The U.S. Department of Energy has granted a key permit for a proposed $1.6 billion cross-border transmission line that would carry hydropower from Quebec, Canada to more than one million homes in New Hampshire, USA.
Transformer catches fire at McGuire Nuclear Station
USA, North Carolina: A transformer fire broke out early Wednesday morning at the McGuire Nuclear Station in Huntersville, North Carolina.
Heavy transformers travel by rail through USA
USA: Four power transformers were transported by rail from the Port of Houston, Texas to Fairbanks, Indiana.
DOE opts for industry-led emergency transformer stockpiles
USA, Washington D.C.: The U.S. Energy Department (DOE) has informed Congress that it does not favour creation of a federally-owned emergency stockpile of high-voltage grid transformers that could be dispatched around the country to speed recovery from natural disasters, cybersecurity attacks or violent space weather, reports E&E News.
Resilience power transformer installed in NY in record time
USA, New York: A new 300 MVA EHV mobile resilience power transformer has been successfully installed by Siemens and Con Edison of New York, the utility powering New York City and local areas, in a record time of 30 hours.
