Like many North Carolinians, you may have never considered electric substations before last week’s attack in Moore County. Their thickets of metal coils, bars and boxy transformers blend into ...

As decision-makers look for practical and worthwhile ways to improve substation monitoring, they often turn to heat-vision applications, such as infrared thermography. Such methods allow people to use ...

Nearly every forecast for U.S. power demand indicates a significant acceleration due to well-documented trends, ranging from electrification of the transport sector to construction of power-hungry ...

Contractors test voltage using “hot sticks” atop a lift at substation N on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., June 2, 2022. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Quijas) For many ...

In the US alone, more than 55,000 substations and 7 million miles of high voltage transmission and distribution lines transmit more than $400 billion of electricity each year. Many of the substations ...

Each 2 train’s trip between Harlem and the Bronx is powered by a ramshackle electrical room maintained by an MTA manager who uses unorthodox tricks of the trade to keep its antiquated technology ...

On a sweltering July day this past summer, straphangers trying to get home on the J train were left to sweat it out on the platform. A 60-year-old power transformer in the subway system’s ...

When power outages occur — whether they’re due to natural disasters or other causes — you may hear unfamiliar words and terminology as officials explain the situation or provide updates. To provide ...