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Oil from power line transformers spilled into Grand River during storm, officials say
Consumers Energy electrical poles were damaged during heavy rain and winds, leading to reports of an oily sheen on the river ...
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The Device Throttling the World’s Electrified Future
The transformer sits between two AC power lines and either increases or decreases the electrical voltage depending on what the grid needs. Get the voltage wrong, and you can end up frying an ...
T&D World6d
Eaton Expands Transformer Manufacturing with New Facility in South Carolina
In addition to the new South Carolina facility, Eaton will continue producing three-phase transformers in Waukesha, Wisconsin ...
Redding Electric Utility blown transformer causes blackout near KRCR, Turtle Bay
More than 200 Redding Electric Utility (REU) customers near Turtle Bay in Redding were without power on Tuesday night, ...
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Raccoon survives encounter with electrical transformer in Rochester
Nearly seven years after the MPR raccoon survived its high-wire adventure on the side of a St. Paul skyscraper — another ...
Raccoon survives after causing power outage in Rochester
A raccoon survived after it came in contact with an electric transformer in Rochester on Wednesday, but did manage to cause a ...
Raccoon survives encounter with electrical transformer
Early Wednesday morning, Rochester Public Utilities reported a power outage in the northeast side of the city affecting more ...