DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- The majority of a transformer fire burning at a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power facility yard subsided, but firefighters remained at the scene to defend any ...
U.S. transformer wait times have ballooned from 50 to 127 weeks, crippling grid resilience in the face of wildfires, storms, or attacks. The Build America, Buy America Act and global demand for ...
A group of House Democrats is pushing Congress to use the powerful Defense Production Act (DPA) to rapidly produce electric transformers, a call that comes in the wake of an armed attack at two ...
Across the US, new houses sit unfinished – construction can’t be completed until they are connected to the electricity grid. Utility companies worry about how quickly they can restore power after ...
On November 10, 2025, in Metro Manila, Philippines, a driver captured the terrifying moment an electrical transformer exploded during Super Typhoon Fung-wong, sending flashes and burning debris onto ...
An electric company employee suffered burns while working on a transformer in Thurmont Tuesday night, according to officials. First responders were dispatched to the 100 block of E. Hammaker Street at ...
Over 5,000 students were taking a baccalaureate exam at a high school in Central African Republic when an electrical transformer exploded, officials say Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter ...
A nuclear electromagnetic pulse (EMP) could disrupt modern life in seconds - but how exactly would it affect our power grid? This video breaks down the science behind a nuclear EMP, how it interacts ...