A transformer exploded recently at the Limerick nuclear station in Pennsylvania due to an electrical malfunction in the plant's turbine building, the company told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in ...

California has long been a leader in renewable energy adoption, particularly solar and wind power. However, as the state continues to expand its renewable energy capacity, it faces a growing challenge ...

Progress Energy Florida and Tampa Electric have joined together to remind the public about the dangers of tampering with electric equipment. Progress Energy Florida and Tampa Electric have seen an ...

PJM Interconnection recently began monitoring and managing the transmission system of East Kentucky Power Cooperative EKPC and began administering open, competitive wholesale electricity markets in ...

The Independent Electricity System Operator IESO and the Ontario Power Authority OPA have now merged, operating as one organization. This new organization is responsible for the real-time operation of ...

Alliant Energy Corp. of Madison said that it expects to eliminate about 200 jobs by July as the utility continues to cut costs. The job losses will come in corporate and "operations support positions, ...

The Heartland Transmission Project team, AltaLink and EPCOR, recently announced that construction on the transmission line is complete and it is in operation. Initially, residents and businesses near ...

Electrical substation components transform voltage, protect equipment, and support control systems in power transmission and distribution.

Several people who live on the lower west side of Saint John want to know if they'll be compensated after their electronics and appliances were damaged by an unusual power surge. Saint John Energy ...

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published ANSI C12.19-2008 Utility Industry End Device Data Tables, the first revision of the standard since 1997. The standard presents ...

Renewable portfolio standards in some states are "unachievable" and are among the many daunting challenges the power industry faces in trying to add some $1 trillion in facilities over the next 30 ...

Oglethorpe Power Corp. will purchase a site in Warren County as part of its ongoing plan to develop a pair of $400 million biomass electric generating plants in Georgia. Last year, the Tucker, ...