#USA

USA, Ohio: Project to rebuild and modernise existing 138 kV power line is to enhance service reliability.

Amazon has earmarked 26 utility-scale wind and solar energy projects totalling 3.4G W of electricity production capacity

The New York Power Authority’s (NYPA’s) board of trustees recently approved a new strategic plan, VISION2030.

Replacing mineral oil insulated transformers with natural ester fluid units to help remodel power grid infrastructure and prevent fires.

Portland General Electric Co. announced the start of commercial power generation at the Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility.

USA, New York: The New York Power Authority (NYPA) announced the completion its Smart Path Transmission project.

Georgia Power crews responded to more than 26 severe weather events that impacted Georgia in a record-breaking hurricane season in 2020.

EnPro Industries has completed the sale of its GGB bushing block business located in Dieuze, France to Melma Group.

President Donald Trump named James Danly as Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on 6 November 2020.

USA, Alabama, Birmingham: Alabama Power’s distribution system advancements minimise outages and restoration times.

After Isaias hit Connecticut, Eversource partnered with mutual assistance crews to restore power in record time.

Dynamic Ratings is joining the Asset to Vendor Network (A2V) to aid in securing America’s power grid.

Eversource said that it is finalizing work on the $61 M Greater Hartford Central Connecticut Reliability Project

WAPA has developed a GIC-monitoring system to alert system operators, gather data ahead of and during GMD events.

USA, New Jersey, Sussex: Flood walls to protect Sussex and Canoe Brook substations from damage caused by rising water.

Scout Clean Energy, a Colorado based renewable energy developer, owner and operator, has completed construction of 130 MW Bitter Ridge Wind Farm in Indiana.

USA, Georgia, Cobb County: Smoke billowed into the air outside of a Georgia Power plant after a transformer in the switchyard caught fire late on 6 September.

The board of General Electric Co. has extended CEO Larry Culp’s contract by two years as his turnaround efforts have run into a global pandemic.

A long-planned and orderly transition of power at Allete, the Duluth-based parent company of Minnesota Power, was ruffled by the COVID – 19 pandemic.

USA, Massachusetts: Linxon has secured a contract to construct the onshore substation for the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project.

Inc. magazine ranked VanTran Transformers #2249 on its 39th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.

WEG, a leading distribution and power transformer company, has completed a first step of a major expansion of its distribution transformer operation.

USA: Penelec has upgraded the substation near Roaring Spring, at the corner of Cove Mountain Road (State Route 164) and SR 36.

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.