US Commerce finds that Korean transformers were dumped in US

USA, New York: The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a preliminary determination that two Korean producers of large power transformers have been dumping their products in the U.S., according to a notice issued last week.

Indian Point transformer discharged 11,356 litres of oil into Hudson

USA, New York: Following the 9 May transformer failure at Indian Point Unit 3 in the suburbs of New York, preliminary estimates indicate that about 11,356 litres of dielectric fluid from the failed transformer have entered the Hudson River, revealed the plant operator Entergy.

GE to auction transmission capacity from Linden VFT project

USA, New York: General Electric unit GE Energy Financial Services has announced that it will auction 315 MW of bi-directional electricity transfer capacity across its Linden Variable Frequency Transformer (VFT) smart grid project.

Con Edison to address Brooklyn and Queens electric demand

USA, New York: The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved Con Edison’s Brooklyn/Queens Demand Management (BQDM) Programme to address overload of sub-transmission feeders serving Brownsville 1 and 2 substations.