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 ...

Battery systems typically live in the shadow of their more high-tech counterparts in Dominion’s substations. Components such as protective relays are regarded as critical to substation operations, ...

Substations are often at the heart of a utility’s transmission and distribution system, but if they are not properly maintained, a company can experience a loss of power reliability and possible ...

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 ...

Since the global electricity market adopted an alternating current (ac) system rather than a direct current (dc) system for power transmission and distribution (T&D), switchgear has been the backbone ...

Many Moore County residents are still without power after two electrical substations were vandalized Saturday night. The outages are the result of intentional damage by firearms, The Charlotte ...

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 ...