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 Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:19:42 GMT 60 https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2804/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2804/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:16:30 GMT Solar PV United States November 2026, United States: Fire crews were called on a Friday morning to a solar panel farm at the Saint Cloud Nutrient, Energy, and Water (NEW)... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2803/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2803/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:16:25 GMT Grid infrastructure Turkey 2026, Turkey: A fire broke out at an electricity transformer on the Gözpınar road in Kurtalan, a district of Siirt province in... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2802/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2802/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:02:56 GMT Grid infrastructure South Africa 2026, South Africa: A large power outage affected parts of Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni on a Friday morning. City Power said the outage in the... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2801/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2801/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:55:29 GMT Grid infrastructure Canada 2019, Canada: Transformer Magazine reported that a transformer explosion in Toronto, Canada, caused a power surge that sparked fires and... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2800/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2800/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:46:23 GMT Grid infrastructure Canada May 2017, Canada: On Monday 1 May 2017, at about 5:15 p.m., a transformer exploded and burned in an underground Toronto Hydro vault beneath... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2799/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2799/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:45:49 GMT Grid infrastructure United States July 2017, United States: A transformer caught fire at about 4:14 p.m. on Saturday 22 July 2017 at 7735 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore. Baltimore Gas and... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2798/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2798/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:45:41 GMT Grid infrastructure United States August 2017, United States: On Wednesday 9 August 2017, at around 4 p.m., an underground fire involving a transformer and cables released high levels of... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2797/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2797/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:45:38 GMT Grid infrastructure United States March 2018, United States: A transformer located near the helicopter landing pad at Lake Martin Community Hospital in Dadeville, Alabama, caught fire... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2796/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2796/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:45:35 GMT Other United States May 2018, United States: On Tuesday 29 May 2018, during the evening rush hour, building security ordered the evacuation of the PPG Tower at 1 PPG... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2795/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2795/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:45:18 GMT Grid infrastructure United States July 2018, United States: The roof of the historic Ithaca Bakery on North Meadow Street in Ithaca caught fire on a Wednesday morning, around 8:30 a.m.... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2794/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2794/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:45:17 GMT Grid infrastructure United States September 2018, United States: A transformer fire on Summit Avenue in Summit, New Jersey, on Thursday 6 September 2018 caused a power outage affecting 778... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2793/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2793/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:45:09 GMT Grid infrastructure New Zealand February 2019, New Zealand: On 17 February 2019, a transformer box at the intersection of Ranui and Pah Streets in the Matua area of Tauranga caught... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2792/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2792/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:44:58 GMT Grid infrastructure South Africa October 2019, South Africa: A transformer fire at the Pyramid substation in Rooiwal, Pretoria, was reported at 17:59 on Friday 18 October 2019.... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2791/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2791/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:44:57 GMT Grid infrastructure Canada October 2020, Canada: A transformer failure and fire at the Churchill Falls switchyard in Newfoundland and Labrador resulted in an oil spill on... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2790/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2790/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:44:54 GMT Grid infrastructure Pakistan 2020, Pakistan: A pole-mounted transformer (PMT) caught fire late on a Monday night in the New Charlie Road area of Karachi, according to... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2789/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2789/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:44:50 GMT Grid infrastructure United States July 2020, United States: On the morning of Friday 31 July 2020, a transformer on a utility pole at the junction of Gillotti Road and Titicus Mountain... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2788/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2788/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:44:35 GMT Grid infrastructure United States December 2020, United States: Shortly before 3 a.m. on Monday 21 December 2020, the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) was called to a transformer fire... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2787/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2787/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:44:25 GMT Grid infrastructure United States 2020, United States: A transformer caught fire at 270 Park Avenue, at East 48th Street in Manhattan, New York City, according to a Firefighter... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2786/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2786/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:44:12 GMT Grid infrastructure United States May 2021, United States: At around 9:30 p.m. on 2 May 2021, a transformer on a utility pole in Norwich, Chenango County, New York, blew, bringing... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2785/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2785/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:44:04 GMT Grid infrastructure United States November 2021, United States: On a Tuesday night, reported as about 9:20pm and most likely 30 November 2021, a failed transformer caught fire at the Watts... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2784/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2784/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:44:01 GMT Grid infrastructure United States July 2021, United States: On 22 July 2021, at about 5:20 p.m., a transformer exploded beneath a sidewalk on Farmers Boulevard in St. Albans, Queens,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2783/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2783/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:43:44 GMT Grid infrastructure United States July 2022, United States: Early on Wednesday 6 July 2022, a single-vehicle crash occurred in the 5500 block of Goldsboro Road near Radnor Road in... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2782/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2782/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:43:38 GMT Grid infrastructure United States April 2023, United States: On Friday 28 April 2023, at around 8.15am, a manhole exploded at the corner of North Munn Avenue and Summit Street in East... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2781/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2781/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:02:58 GMT Grid infrastructure Czech Republic 2026, Czech Republic: A power outage affected the left bank of the Vltava in Prague, particularly the Prague 5 and Prague 6 districts. Pražská... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2780/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2780/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:22:40 GMT Grid infrastructure Turkey 2026, Turkey: An explosion occurred at an electricity transformer on Elazığ Street in the 75. Yıl neighbourhood of Odunpazarı district,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2779/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2779/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:22:45 GMT Solar PV United States 2026, United States: A report published by 13newsnow.com on 5 November 2026 says a transformer fire at a solar farm in Chesapeake sparked a grass... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2778/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2778/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 13:07:39 GMT Wind (onshore) United States June 2021, United States: A wind turbine caught fire in Lyford, Willacy County, Texas, on Monday 21 June 2021, according to ValleyCentral.com, which... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2777/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2777/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 13:06:41 GMT Battery storage United States 2025, United States: A 12News report published on 1 October 2025 states that multiple agencies responded to a fire at a battery storage facility... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2776/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2776/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:58:32 GMT Solar PV United States 2017, United States: In January 2017 the New Hampshire Union Leader reported a fire in Manchester, New Hampshire, in the United States, in which... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2775/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2775/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:58:31 GMT Wind (onshore) Sweden January 2021, Sweden: A lattice boom mobile crane collapsed at the construction site of the 175MW Björkvattnet onshore wind farm in Jamtland... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2774/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2774/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:58:21 GMT Grid infrastructure Singapore January 2019, Singapore: A voltage transformer at a substation in Bright Hill, Singapore, is the likely cause of a power outage on 26 January 2019... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2773/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2773/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:58:13 GMT Grid infrastructure Nigeria May 2018, Nigeria: A fire engulfed a substation of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) at Okoloba junction in Effurun, Uvwie... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2772/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2772/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:58:11 GMT Grid infrastructure Iran July 2020, Iran: An explosion damaged a transformer at the Islamabad thermal power plant in Isfahan, in central Iran, at about 5:00 am on a... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2771/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2771/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:57:52 GMT Solar PV United Kingdom July 2024, United Kingdom: On 26 July 2024 at about 5.38pm, fire crews were called to a house in Middlegate Court, in the Bierley area of Bradford,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2770/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2770/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:57:17 GMT Grid infrastructure United States November 2015, United States: (1) On Saturday 21 November 2015, during a heavy snowstorm, the city's electric crew was restoring power to a small area of... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2769/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2769/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:57:16 GMT Grid infrastructure United States August 2025, United States: On Sunday 17 August 2025, a fire broke out at a substation near Kings Nature Park in North Logan, Utah. Beginning at about... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2768/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2768/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:57:12 GMT Battery storage United States September 2025, United States: A fire involving two battery storage containers broke out in Desert Center, California, on 17 September 2025. The blaze was... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2767/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2767/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:57:02 GMT Grid infrastructure United States November 2025, United States: On a Saturday in mid-November 2025, according to KSL News citing Rocky Mountain Power, an underground explosion occurred... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2766/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2766/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:03:21 GMT Other 2026, Other: A video report published by QQ News on 3 November 2026, reposting content from an external outlet, describes a further wind... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2765/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2765/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 06:42:46 GMT Grid infrastructure India November 2026, India: A powerful explosion occurred in an electricity transformer at the eighth cross of KTJ Nagar in Davanagere, India, according... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2764/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2764/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 06:42:45 GMT Grid infrastructure New Zealand 2026, New Zealand: A transformer caught fire in Auckland, New Zealand, and three workers were hurt, according to a Stuff news report published... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2763/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2763/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 04:42:57 GMT Grid infrastructure New Zealand November 2026, New Zealand: A fire broke out at a two-storey Vector electrical substation on McNab Street, Penrose, Auckland, on 5 November 2026. Fire... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2762/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2762/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 04:03:36 GMT Grid infrastructure Germany 2026, Germany: The regional newspaper HAZ published a report on 5 November 2026 whose headline refers to an 'explosion' at the substation... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2761/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2761/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:23:12 GMT Grid infrastructure United States 2026, United States: A transformer fire was reported in connection with Maumee High School, and the school delayed its opening, according to a... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2760/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2760/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:56:55 GMT Grid infrastructure South Africa May 2025, South Africa: On 20 May 2025, at around 05:50, Transformer 1A at the Zwartkop Substation in the Tshwane metro exploded, causing a power... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2759/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2759/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:48:31 GMT Wind (onshore) United Kingdom 2007, United Kingdom: A 19-year-old worker died after falling about 100ft down the shaft of a wind turbine at the Earlsburn wind farm near Fintry,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2758/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2758/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:48:29 GMT Grid infrastructure United Kingdom February 2018, United Kingdom: A fire broke out at an electrical substation near the Asda store on Pilkington Way, Radcliffe, on the evening of 20 February... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2757/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2757/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:48:00 GMT Grid infrastructure United States March 2021, United States: Loveland Fire Rescue Authority responded on the afternoon of Wednesday 24 March 2021 to a fire at the Horseshoe Substation... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2755/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2755/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:47:45 GMT Grid infrastructure United Kingdom September 2022, United Kingdom: At around 7.33pm on Thursday 22 September 2022, an electrical substation on Culzean Avenue in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire,... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read. https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2754/ https://energyincidentregister.com/incident/eir-2754/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:47:41 GMT Grid infrastructure New Zealand November 2021, New Zealand: A transformer at the Underwood substation, near Lorneville in Southland, caught fire at about 11.30am on 7 November 2021.... Sources, causes and lessons, free to read.