https://energyincidentregister.com/register.html Battery storage, solar, wind, grid and data centre incidents, newest first, each with its sources. Free to read. en-gb Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:28:32 GMT 60 https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2635/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2635/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:25:42 GMT Grid infrastructure Germany 2015, Germany: Around 03:25 a large free-standing transformer at the TenneT substation near Ludwigsau-Mecklar in Kreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2634/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2634/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:25:30 GMT Grid infrastructure Germany 2020, Germany: A worker was critically injured in an operational accident at a substation in Essen, Germany, according to a report by the... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2633/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2633/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:25:26 GMT Grid infrastructure Germany January 2023, Germany: A smouldering fire on a cable broke out at a substation on Römerstraße in Ravensburg on Tuesday evening, according to a... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2632/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2632/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:25:23 GMT Grid infrastructure Germany July 2022, Germany: At about 18:43 on Sunday 31 July 2022, residents near the substation on Lüttringhauser Straße in Wuppertal-Ronsdorf reported... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2631/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2631/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:25:00 GMT Grid infrastructure Germany March 2023, Germany: On the evening of Thursday 2 March 2023, equipment at a substation in the Mühlheim district of Cologne caught fire,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2630/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2630/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:24:57 GMT Grid infrastructure Germany July 2023, Germany: At about 19:00 on Sunday 9 July 2023, a power cut affected about 15,000 households in Ellwangen and several neighbouring... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2629/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2629/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:24:53 GMT Solar PV Germany 2024, Germany: A fire broke out in a technical room at a solar park in Fraurombach, a district of Schlitz in the Vogelsbergkreis, Hesse,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2628/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2628/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:24:52 GMT Grid infrastructure Germany June 2026, Germany: A fire broke out in the transformer room of a substation on Kleistweg in Offenburg, Germany, according to the local fire... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2627/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2627/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:24:51 GMT Grid infrastructure Germany 2026, Germany: Fire crews were called at about 13:31 on a Monday to a cable fire at a transformer station at a farmstead in Ölkofen, a... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2626/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2626/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:24:26 GMT Grid infrastructure Germany 2026, Germany: At around 13:00 on a Saturday, a transformer at the Schongau substation caught fire, causing a large power cut across the... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2625/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2625/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:24:25 GMT Grid infrastructure Germany September 2024, Germany: A fire broke out at about 05:26 on a Wednesday morning in September 2024 at the Wesernetz Blockland substation on Hemmstraße... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2624/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2624/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:20:56 GMT Wind (onshore) United Kingdom May 2018, United Kingdom: In the early hours of Wednesday 30 May 2018, a wind turbine caught fire at the five-turbine Ransonmoor wind farm in... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2623/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2623/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:20:54 GMT Wind (onshore) United Kingdom 2018, United Kingdom: ScottishPower Renewables said it was aware of an incident at its Lynemouth wind farm near Ashington in north-east England... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2622/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2622/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:20:49 GMT Grid infrastructure United States 2001, United States: In early 2001, a breaker at the Ives Dairy Substation in Miami, Florida, tripped open after a surge and malfunctioned,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2621/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2621/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:20:35 GMT Grid infrastructure United States December 2018, United States: On the evening of 26 December 2018, an electrical transformer exploded on Santa Clara Street near Ocie Way in Hayward,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2620/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2620/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:20:14 GMT Grid infrastructure South Africa 2021, South Africa: News24 reported on 19 January 2021 that an explosion at a substation in Stellenbosch, South Africa, caused a loss of power... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2619/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2619/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:19:53 GMT Grid infrastructure United States July 2021, United States: On a Monday morning in July 2021, an explosion at a power transformer or underground electrical vault near Valley Glen, Los... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2618/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2618/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:19:43 GMT Wind (onshore) United Kingdom March 2021, United Kingdom: Residents reported hearing a loud bang on 12 March 2021 at Park Spring Wind Farm near Barnsley. Debris was flung from a... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2617/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2617/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:19:37 GMT Grid infrastructure India April 2022, India: On Sunday evening, 3 April 2022, an insulator at the KSEB substation at Kaloor in Kochi, Kerala, caught fire at about 5.15... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2616/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2616/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:19:16 GMT Grid infrastructure United Kingdom July 2022, United Kingdom: On the morning of Wednesday 20 July 2022, an electricity pylon reportedly exploded on The Island in Summerseat, Ramsbottom.... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2615/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2615/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:18:50 GMT Hybrid co-located United States July 2023, United States: A large battery fire broke out at a solar farm on County Route 179 in the Town of Lyme, Jefferson County, New York, shortly... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2614/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2614/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:18:43 GMT Wind (offshore) United Kingdom August 2023, United Kingdom: An offshore wind turbine caught fire at North Denes Beach in Lowestoft, Suffolk, on Tuesday 15 August 2023. Smoke could be... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2613/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2613/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:18:29 GMT Battery storage Japan 2024, Japan: In late March 2024 a fire and explosion occurred in a single-storey steel-framed building housing lithium-ion battery... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2612/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2612/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:18:04 GMT Hybrid co-located China May 2024, China: A fire broke out on 26 May 2024 in a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery prefabricated cabin at a 70 MW agricultural... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2611/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2611/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:17:53 GMT Grid infrastructure United States 2024, United States: Queen City News reported on 20 November 2024 that service was restored after an electrical fire at a light rail substation... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2610/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2610/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 05:03:24 GMT Wind (onshore) Poland 2026, Poland: On 5 April, after 23:00, the State Fire Service control centre in Słubice received a report of a fire at a wind turbine... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2609/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2609/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 03:23:15 GMT Grid infrastructure United States October 2026, United States: On Wednesday 28 October 2026, a contractor cutting a transformer with a torch ignited residual oil inside an otherwise empty... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2608/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2608/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 01:03:02 GMT Grid infrastructure Japan October 2026, Japan: At about 9:50 am on 28 October 2026, roughly 10,000 homes were left without power in western Yokkaichi, parts of Komono and... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2607/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2607/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:03:17 GMT Grid infrastructure Bangladesh October 2026, Bangladesh: On Tuesday 27 October 2026, a failure on the national power grid cut electricity in eastern Dhaka and parts of Chattogram at... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2606/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2606/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:03:14 GMT Grid infrastructure Bangladesh 2026, Bangladesh: The Power Division of Bangladesh has formed a committee to investigate a failure of the power grid, according to a New Age... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2605/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2605/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:19:24 GMT Grid infrastructure South Korea November 2013, South Korea: At about 10.37pm on 30 November 2013, a fire broke out at an unmanned substation in Majang-dong, Seoul, operated by the... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2604/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2604/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:59:08 GMT Wind (onshore) Japan October 2026, Japan: On the 24th (the source gives the day only; October 2026 is inferred from the report date), a fire broke out near the base... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2603/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2603/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:43:07 GMT Grid infrastructure Cuba October 2026, Cuba: On a Tuesday around midday, a fire destroyed the electrical substation serving the village of Alacranes, in the municipality... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2602/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2602/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:02:56 GMT Grid infrastructure United States October 2026, United States: On Tuesday evening, 27 October 2026, a traction power substation at MARTA's Brookhaven station on the Gold Line in DeKalb... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2601/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2601/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:22:17 GMT Grid infrastructure Uzbekistan October 2026, Uzbekistan: On the morning of 27 October 2026, two people suffered burns during repair work at a transformer substation serving the... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2600/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2600/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:26:35 GMT Wind (onshore) United States October 2026, United States: A wind turbine at the High Prairie Renewable Energy Center collapsed just off Route A, west of Willmathsville in Adair... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2599/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2599/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:14:03 GMT Grid infrastructure South Africa May 2017, South Africa: On Tuesday 23 May 2017, The Citizen (Rekord) reported that a substation at Mooikloof, in the Pretoria East area of Tshwane,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2598/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2598/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:13:45 GMT Grid infrastructure United States January 2018, United States: An arc flash at an electrical substation near North State Street and East Lake Street in Chicago's Loop caused a fire at... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2597/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2597/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:13:35 GMT Solar PV France 2018, France: A trial solar road made of photovoltaic panels, unveiled in December 2016 in Tourouvre, a town in France, was reported to... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2596/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2596/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:13:32 GMT Grid infrastructure United Kingdom July 2019, United Kingdom: A fire broke out in a brick and concrete electrical substation, approximately three metres by three metres, on the site of... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2595/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2595/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:13:20 GMT Grid infrastructure United States August 2020, United States: At about 4:15pm on 30 August 2020, several people in the Village of Alden Bridge, The Woodlands, Texas, called 911 after... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2594/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2594/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:13:19 GMT Solar PV France January 2022, France: A fire broke out on 30 January 2022 at the O'Mega 1 floating solar plant in Piolenc, Vaucluse, southeastern France, operated... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2593/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2593/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:13:06 GMT Battery storage Germany May 2022, Germany: A residential battery storage unit exploded in a house in Althengstett, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on 8 May 2022, according... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2592/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2592/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:13:01 GMT Grid infrastructure United States January 2024, United States: A fire broke out on the evening of Monday 29 January 2024 at a Hawaiian Electric substation in Shipman Industrial Park,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2591/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2591/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:12:59 GMT Grid infrastructure Australia October 2022, Australia: A fire broke out at an electrical substation on Canyonleigh Road near Brayton, New South Wales, producing a large cloud of... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2590/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2590/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:12:58 GMT Grid infrastructure United States 2024, United States: WOWK 13 News published a report on 11 July 2024 headlined as a video showing a substation transformer explosion in... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2589/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2589/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:12:56 GMT Solar PV United Kingdom August 2022, United Kingdom: A fire broke out on the roof of a Victorian listed former army garrison gym in Abbey Field, Colchester, on 8 August 2022.... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2588/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2588/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:12:43 GMT Grid infrastructure Russia 2024, Russia: Residents of Volgograd, a city in southern Russia, reportedly heard an explosion at night, after which a fire was reported... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2587/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2587/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:12:24 GMT Battery storage United States January 2025, United States: On 16 January 2025, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) shut down its Elkhorn battery storage facility in Monterey County,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2586/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2586/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:12:21 GMT Grid infrastructure United States October 2024, United States: On a Tuesday morning in October 2024, a transformer on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln city campus in Lincoln, Nebraska,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read.