Transformers are critical parts of the electric power grid, and transformer components such as bushings and tap changers are crucial for ensuring the reliability and safety of transformers in service.

So you have an old tube-type transmitter as a backup. It ran perfectly when you last turned it on two years ago to substitute for your then-ailing solid-state main transmitter. Now you need it again.

Technology advancements and new regulatory requirements could reshape how power plant owners operate and maintain large power transformers. Experts outline emerging strategies and call attention to ...

Hitachi Energy announced an additional investment of more than $250 million USD by 2027 to expand global production of critical transformer components. The announcement, made at CERAWeek, follows the ...

Power Grid Components, Inc. announces the acquisition of Instrument Transformer Equipment Corporation Power Grid Components, Inc. (“Power Grid”), a company formed by Shorehill Capital LLC (“Shorehill” ...

As part of its plan to invest $1.5 billion to scale transformer manufacturing worldwide, Hitachi Energy is investing $106 million to expand its facility in Alamo, Tennessee. Groundbreaking for the ...

Alamo, Tennessee, Aug. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hitachi Energy today announced a $106 million USD investment to expand its transformer component manufacturing facility in Alamo, Tennessee. This ...

Forecasting longer transformer life, the ForZair heat sink is designed for auxiliary transformer cooling and is described as being portable and efficient, allowing for higher overloads. The component ...

Funny stuff, electricity. It’s all about the volts and the amps, and controlling these two factors. Most of the time, the electricity coming into your device is at a higher voltage than you need, so ...

Three major electric power trade groups in a letter on Feb. 15 urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to reconsider proposed energy efficiency conservation standards for distribution transformers, ...