#USA

USA, Washington DC: The US Departments of Transportation and Energy announced nearly $5 B to build out a national electric vehicle charging network.

USA: Ørsted and Eversource have begun construction on their 130 MW South Fork Wind offshore wind project, off Long Island, New York.

USA, California: The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has published a draft of its first 20-Year Transmission Outlook.

USA: Avista was founded on clean, reliable hydropower on the banks of the Spokane River in 1889, and still makes up more than 50 % of the portfolio.

USA, Missouri: Soon, 24 km (15 mi) of transmission line and substations will be added to southeast Missouri.

USA, New York, Long Island: Nexans has received the first order under the frame agreement to manufacture 110 km of HV subsea cables to South Fork Wind.

USA, Louisiana: Entergy Louisiana is constructing a new substation and distribution circuits in upper Lafourche Parish to provide customers with reliable power.

USA, Louisiana, Shreveport: American Electric Power (AEP) will invest $100 M to develop a new Shreveport Transmission Control Center (STCC).

USA, Washington, DC: The Biden administration recently announced new steps to expand clean energy and transmission deployment to decarbonise the US economy.

Ireland, Dublin: Power management company Eaton has acquired a US-based firm that produces components for the electric vehicle sector.

USA, Virginia: US utility Dominion Energy has secured approval from the Virginia regulator to implement phase 2 of the grid transformation plan (GT Plan).

USA, Mississippi: Entergy Mississippi is set to begin work on a $14 M substation expansion project this month.

USA, Texas, Waco: Emerald Transformer, a solution provider for distribution electrical equipment, has announced plans to build a new factory in Waco, Texas.

USA, Michigan: DTE Energy has announced its plans for a $7 B, five-year investment in southeast Michigan’s electric grid.

The ceaseless requirement of electricity for industrial purposes resulted in improved adoption of non-conventional and renewable energy resources, which in turn is driving the cast-resin transformer market.

USA, Iowa, Davenport: A substation regulator at the transforming station on Third Street here caught fire on 1 January, causing power to go out in the city.

USA, Massachusetts: The amount of offshore wind power in the pipeline is poised to roughly double with the selection of projects from both Vineyard Wind and Mayflower Wind.

USA: Public power utilities in several states are working to restore power in the wake of a string of deadly tornadoes that hit communities on 10 December.

USA, Minnesota, Stillwater: Global-researched white paper provides guidance on preventative measures and choosing sealant technology.

USA, Ohio: Worthington Industries’ Steel Processing segment has completed the acquisition of Tempel Steel Company for approximately $255 M.

USA, Maine: State regulators have begun collecting proposals for a HV transmission line to serve as a conduit for renewable energy projects in northern Maine.

USA, Florida, St. Petersburg: Duke Energy Florida has opened its new state-of-the-art Bayboro electrical substation to meet the power needs of St. Petersburg.

USA, Virginia: Siemens Energy will supply the main electrical equipment for the grid connection of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project.

USA: The USA flagged a national security threat to its power grid after the sole producer AK Steel.