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Energy incidents in 2018
Incidents from 2018 across battery storage, solar, wind and grid infrastructure.
51 published entries. Newest first. Search and filter these in the register.
- Wind turbine project reported as possible cause of large Parry Sound forest fire
- Transformer explosion sparks fire and reignition at Texas City substation
- Substation fire sends large smoke plume over Hillsboro
- Transformer explosion reported to have caused power outage in Johnston area
- Fire reported at Alagbon electricity substation in Ikoyi, Lagos
- Transformer fire at Hawaii utility substation cuts power to thousands
- Wind turbine fire at Beaver Creek Wind Farm in Iowa
- Fire at Wapadrand substation knocks out power to several suburbs
- Electrical fault causes bang and flash at Leighton Buzzard substation
- East substation in La Montagne, Pretoria, catches fire after two cable theft attempts
- Wind turbine nacelle catches fire at Windy Hill wind farm in Ravenshoe
- Substation transformer explosion sparks fire and outages in Chattanooga
- Transformer fire at Entergy substation causes major outage in Louisiana
- Explosion and fire at TECO East Bay substation cuts power to thousands
- Wind turbine catches fire at Doddington wind farm after storms
- Fire at Minden Hills substation cuts power to over 23,000 customers
- Suspected sabotage causes transformer fire at Eikenhof substation, Johannesburg
- Wind turbine collapses at Raleigh wind farm in Chatham-Kent, Ontario
- Explosion and fire at Klaarwater substation cut power across Durban
- Fire at Upton Warren substation cuts power to 5,000 homes
- Faulty blade blamed for wind turbine tower collapse in Ontario
- Transformer fire at WAPA substation on St. John delays power restoration
- Vegetation fire at mini substation damages transformer in Dalview
- Faulty blade causes turbine collapse at Chatham-Kent wind farm
- Transformer fire at AEP substation in St Joseph County, Indiana
- Nacelle fire at Rhede wind farm prompts Enercon investigation
- Arc flash fire destroys wind turbine nacelle at Maine university campus
- Circuit breaker failure sparks substation fire in downtown Salt Lake City
- Transformer explosion at Bryant Street substation in Chatham cuts power for four hours
- Second fire breaks out at Hydro One substation after earlier transformer explosion
- Wind turbine fire in Arlington, Oregon sparks 2,000-acre wildfire
- Electrical fire at Bahamas substation cuts power to thousands
- Underground cable failure sparks transformer fire and Newark power outage
- Transformer explosion at New York grid substation lights sky blue
- Battery storage fire destroys solar-linked ESS room in Yeongdong, South Korea
- Lithium-ion ESS warehouse fire at Cheongwon Buyong Agro-Industrial Complex, Sejong, South Korea
- Battery fire at KEPCO Gyeongsan Substation energy storage site
- Battery storage fire at solar plant damages 306 battery units in Haenam, South Korea
- Fire at wind farm battery storage system in Yeongam-gun, South Korea
- Battery storage container fire at solar site in Taean, South Korea
- Battery storage fire destroys solar site ESS in Yeongju, South Korea
- Battery storage fire destroys energy storage room at solar site in Cheonan
- Fire damages battery energy storage system at KEPCO Jeju facility
- Battery storage fire and explosion at Jecheon ESS Plant, South Korea
- Battery container fire at KEPCO frequency regulation ESS in Yongin, South Korea
- Fire damages battery storage system at solar plant in Samcheok
- Battery fire destroys solar storage system in Mungyeong, South Korea
- Battery storage fire at solar site in Gunsan, South Korea
- Battery storage fire at solar site in Geochang County, South Korea
- Arc flash at Astoria transmission substation in Queens disrupts supply and airport
- Battery storage site commissioned without on site fire water provision, concern raised before any incident
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