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Grid infrastructure incidents in the United States
Grid infrastructure incidents recorded in the United States, with what happened, the contributing factors and the lessons, each with its sources.
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- Transformer fire at Whiting substation causes power outage
- Transformer fire at Midway Manor Allentown causes outage
- Transformer blows and catches fire in Allentown, cutting power to about 88 customers
- Transformer fire at substation causes power outage in Whiting
- Transformer fire at University of Hawaii at Manoa substation causes $1.5 million damage
- Fire at high voltage substation in Gwinnett County
- Transformer fire at a high-voltage substation in Gwinnett County brought under control
- Grass fire beside Fort Peck Dam powerhouse cuts power in Fort Peck
- Equipment failure at Hypoluxo substation causes power outage
- Fire reported at a substation in Northumberland County
- Person reportedly seriously injured after climbing power lines at a Manomet substation
- Fire at Cleary Avenue substation in Metairie leaves thousands without power
- ATC links July transformer explosion to a rare part failure
- Transformer explosion causes outage in Normal Heights
- Fire at SMUD substation disrupts downtown Sacramento power
- Substation damaged during reported copper theft attempt in St. Francis
- Eversource workers injured after work on a transformer in New Bedford
- Transformer explosion cuts power to more than 6,700 customers in Seattle
- SNEW underground transformer explosion closes street in Norwalk
- NV Energy substation fire near South Decatur Boulevard and West Pyle Avenue
- Transformer fire at Crystal River Complex power plant
- Transformer fire at Georgia Power plant in Cobb County
- Substation fire in Norwalk cuts power to thousands of Eversource customers
- Substation transformer fire cuts power to Centerville neighbourhood
- Transformer fire breaks out at Thetford substation, Genesee Township, Michigan
- Circuit breaker explosion and oil fire disable Vining Substation in Powell, Wyoming
- Explosion and fire at Burbank Water and Power substation near Empire Center
- Explosion and fire at Evergy substation in Shawnee, Kansas causes mass outages
- Transformer fire cuts power to hundreds in Albemarle County
- Con Edison substation fire at West 64th Street triggers Manhattan blackout
- Substation fire in Miami Beach knocks out power to over 1,000 customers
- Fire reported to have damaged a power substation in Ogden
- Substation equipment fire cuts power to thousands in Springfield, Oregon
- Transformer explosion at Shawnee substation cuts power to 22,000 customers
- Man critically injured after copper theft attempt at Dunn Avenue substation, Nashville
- Ageing transformer explodes at Belmont substation on hottest day of the year, causing blackout
- Substation fire in Plymouth Michigan cuts power to thousands of DTE customers
- Raccoon intrusion causes transformer explosion and mass power outage in Rio Rancho
- Transformer fire at Hawaii utility substation cuts power to thousands
- Substation transformer explosion sparks fire and outages in Chattanooga
- Fire at Con Edison substation cuts power to Staten Island customers
- Fire damages Cabrillo substation in Irvine, cutting power to thousands
- Fire at AEP substation cuts power to thousands in Corpus Christi
- Transformer fire at Entergy substation causes major outage in Louisiana
- Substation transformer fire cuts power to about 15,000 people near Brea mall
- Snake causes fire and blackout at South Carolina electricity substation
- Squirrel intrusion sparks small fire and outage at Manhattan Kansas substation
- Squirrel-caused equipment failures knock out power at Colorado substation twice in two days
- Explosion and fire at TECO East Bay substation cuts power to thousands
- Worker injured after ladder fall and electrical shock at Cuyahoga Falls substation
- Transformer explosion cuts power to Osprey Run community in Florida
- PSE&G transformer catches fire and falls in Bayonne, New Jersey
- Transformer fire causes damage at National Grid substation in Buffalo
- Substation fire cuts power to thousands in Eustis, Florida
- Fire at PECO substation cuts power to over 30,000 Philadelphia customers
- Circuit breaker failure sparks fire at San Francisco substation, cutting power for hours
- Transformer fire at LADWP substation causes major Los Angeles area outage
- Transformer explosion at Entergy substation cuts power to Shell Convent Refinery, Louisiana
- Unauthorised access to El Paso substation causes explosion and outage
- Transformer fire at AEP substation in St Joseph County, Indiana
- Animal-caused fire at Anderson Township substation cuts power to thousands
- Sparking transformer fire near Hillsborough substation cuts power to thousands
- Circuit breaker failure sparks substation fire in downtown Salt Lake City
- Underground cable failure sparks transformer fire and Newark power outage
- Transformer fire at Rutland substation cuts power to thousands
- Transformer explosion at New York grid substation lights sky blue
- Underground transformer fire blows manhole covers off in downtown Albany
- Fire at South Manheim Substation causes outages in Lancaster County
- Substation fire reported to have caused BART service delays, San Francisco Bay Area
- Transformer fire at Lakeview Avenue substation prompts emergency in Mayville, New York
- Contractor strikes high-voltage line, sparking transformer fire in Downtown Brooklyn
- Substation breaker fire near Rhodes College knocks out power to 11,000 in Memphis
- PG&E substation fire causes power outage in South Bay
- Transformer explosion knocks out power across Cleveland's West Side
- Transformer fire on Cleveland Public Power grid causes outage during heat wave
- Substation transformer fire cuts power to F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming
- Transformer failure at Tyler Substation cuts power to 6,300 customers
- Transformer explosion knocks out power to thousands in Boyd County, Kentucky
- Transformer station fire cuts power to thousands in Red Bluff, California
- Transformer explosion near The Woodlands Mall sparks fires and outages
- Fire at Pennsylvania substation triggers multi-day power outage
- Explosive fire at Met-Ed substation in Adams County causes multi-day outage
- Bronx transformer fire cuts power to apartment building in Morris Park
- Transformer fire reported in Olyphant, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
- Arc flash injures three workers at OUC substation in downtown Orlando
- Lightning strike triggers transformer explosion in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
- Transformer fire at Pepco substation prompts evacuation in Washington DC
- Transformer fire cuts power to Riverdale shopping strip for over a week
- Fire at aging Memphis substation cuts power to 12,000 customers
- Man critically injured after electrical contact at NYSEG's Ansco substation in Binghamton
- Fire reported at ComEd electrical substation in Hoffman Estates, Illinois
- Fire at PG&E Saratoga substation cuts power to 21,000 on Christmas Eve
- PG&E transformer fire triggers power outage in San Francisco's Richmond District
- Large fire breaks out at Oncor electrical substation in Dallas
- Transformer explosions cut power to hundreds in Andover, Massachusetts
- Substation explosion in Cleveland triggers widespread power outages
- Balloons cause transformer fire and brief outage in Millington, Tennessee
- Fire reported at electrical substation in Sinton, Texas
- Entergy substation fire cuts power to thousands in Lake Charles
- Orange & Rockland substation fire triggers second major outage in a week
- Substation explosion injures three OUC workers during capacitor bank maintenance
- Isle of Palms transformer fire triggers outage after years of warning signs
- Blown transformer causes explosion and smoke at Bethesda Federal Campus
- Electrical substation fire cuts power in central Toledo
- Transformer fire at Gonder Substation in Ely, Nevada prompts emergency response
- Transformer fire cuts power to dozens of buildings in Youngstown, Ohio
- Substation fire near Vienna Town Hall cuts power to homes and businesses
- Transformer explosion causes power outages in South Philadelphia
- Transformer fire cuts power to downtown Lancaster, Ohio police headquarters
- Small fire at Geneva East Side substation quickly contained without outages
- Substation fire cuts power to over 4,000 residents in New Albany, Indiana
- Transformer fire burns for hours at Hunterstown generating station
- Transformer explosion at CWL substation cuts power to 1,200 customers
- Transformer fire cuts power to downtown Bangor apartment building during heat wave
- Transformer fire cuts power to part of Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
- Underground transformer explosion at Conti and Bourbon Streets, New Orleans
- Coney Island transformer explosion sparks fire, cuts power to 900 homes
- Lightning strike sparks fire at PGE substation in Cornelius, Oregon
- Capacitor bank fire at Washington DC electrical substation extinguished
- Transformer explosion in Hackensack sparks car fires, power outage
- Fire and explosion at AEP Texas substation in San Angelo, Texas
- Wildfire de-energisation and fire damage hit Southern California Edison network in Palisades and Eaton fires
- Hurricane causes grid damage across Florida, Georgia, Carolinas, Tennessee, Virginia
- Explosion at ageing Brooklyn substation strands New York City Subway riders
- Fire at Mission Street substation causes multi-day outage in San Francisco
- Substation explosion and fire near Seventeen Lakes Boulevard, Fort Worth prompts evacuation
- Transformer explosion and fire at Duke Energy substation in Maineville, Ohio
- Arc flash at Astoria transmission substation in Queens disrupts supply and airport
- Transformer fire at Blount Street substation causes Madison, Wisconsin outage
- Coordinated ranged attack on Metcalf transmission substation near San Jose
- Switchgear failure at a Rhode Island distribution substation after feeder fault
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