On Tuesday, June 7th, the largest electric provider in New Mexico had unveiled its solar array to power Facebook’s Los Lunas Center with renewable energy. The 50-megawatt facility had its virtual ribbon-cutting event at Encino Solar Fields, located in Sandoval County west of Rio Rancho. New Mexico Renewable Development LLC and Public Service Co. of…
Read more June 11, 2020The most extensive solar panel in U.S. history was approved to be built by the Department of Interior and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). U.S. Secretary of the Interior, David L. Bernhardt, signed the Record of Division (ROD) for Solar Partners XI, LLC, to erect a 690-MW photovoltaic (PV) solar electric producing structure and ancillary…
Read more May 11, 2020On May 1st, 2020, Trump signed an executive order that established regulations of foreign-made equipment used in the United States bulk-power system. The order stated that Energy Secretary Dan Bouillotte would assemble a task force to oversee current policies that identify threats to securities and establish risk-management procedures to inform future procurement. The order will…
Read more April 14, 2020In this article, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has initiated several steps to ease the regulatory burdens within the energy industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the actions taken was moving most FERC employees to telework status, and technical and settlement conferences will be moving to video conferencing. FERC has been communicating with…
Read more April 10, 2020Taking a closer look at the electrical fuse market that is available today, we see new companies that continue to change the safety and quality standards within the industry. In this article, four new fuses are explained in more detail in how they operate and what makes their new characteristics unique. The first fuse mentioned is…
Read more March 20, 2020The company, Dynamic Ratings, has introduced a new Breaker Performance Monitor (BPM) that is a complex circuit breaker designed to monitor utilities. This new equipment has a unique feature that combines offline and online testing with high-speed waveform capture. This feature allows for a complete diagnosis of a breaker’s mechanical and electrical system that can…
Read more February 13, 2020It is important to understand what causes and how to fix voltage unbalance when dealing with a 3-phase electrical system. An example used in this article, for instance, shows a 480V nominal system that may measure phase-to-phase voltage: 463V, 482V, and 474V. The voltage unbalance will create a current unbalance or magnify any present current…
Read more November 27, 2019Many aspects of the electrical industry are all transitioning to a more digitized world which is now including the digital circuit breakers. Traditional mechanical circuit breakers have been around since the late 19th century when Thomas Edison first came up with the idea. Many homeowners are familiar with their circuit breakers when a fuse is…
Read more October 4, 2019Transformer explosions are relatively rare, in fact, only less than one percent will explode. Although this percentage is very small when they do explode it can be very deadly and cause a large interruption with toxic fires or even oil spills. Canadian power supplier has collaborated with comapny ABB on a recent project to design…
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