Autotransformer technology is a cornerstone for industrial electricians aiming to optimize energy efficiency and ensure smooth operation in complex electrical systems. Understanding how ...

A digital substation replaces analog systems with digital devices, fibre optic cables, and IEC 61850 protocols to improve ...

The fallout from a substation explosion can be immediate and far-reaching. The most noticeable consequence is a power outage, ...

The word “green” may be overused, as my colleague James Kanter has reported, but renewable energy companies are apparently still on the hunt for just the right name. FPL Group, the big electricity ...

Rosendin Electric, the nationÂ’s largest private electrical contractor and a 100-percent employee-owned company, announced that the company has started work on the seismic retrofit of the California ...

Abandoned and lonely, this old hydroelectric plant has sat untouched for nearly two decades. Few records and even fewer people with knowledge of the plant can be found today. Right now it's a turbine ...

The Utilities Telecom Council is hoping recent moves by Industry Canada, Canada's equivalent to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, in allocating a block of spectrum nationwide for the smart ...

SolarWorld, Germany's No.2 solar company by market value, sees higher sales this year and next, taking heart from a strong U.S. market and a boost to the renewable industry following Japan's nuclear ...

“Smart” charging systems for electric vehicles (EVs) in Alberta could make the most of the province’s wind resources for electricity generation, according to a new study by the University of ...

The IEEE announced the availability of the IEEE C37.239 standard, which defines a Common Format for Event Data Exchange COMFEDE among power systems. By helping utilities efficiently integrate and ...

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. says it has no reason to believe that any of its new Humboldt Bay power plant generating units have problems similar to one that caught fire, or another that shut down ...

Castle & Cooke Inc. has officially finished building Hawaii's largest single-site solar farm on Lanai. The $19 million, 1.2-megawatt La Ola Solar Farm is expected to supply up to 30 percent of Lanai's ...