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Energy incidents in 2026
Incidents from 2026 across battery storage, solar, wind and grid infrastructure.
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- Cuba's national grid collapses, leaving most of Havana without power
- Inverter hut fire at Massachusetts solar farm prompts new safety permit review
- Transformer fire cuts power to hundreds in Albemarle County
- New fire reported at Moss Landing battery storage plant in California
- Fire breaks out at Ausgrid's Mason Park substation in Homebush, Sydney
- Fire at Lambert Street substation cuts power to Pietermaritzburg CBD
- Squirrel-caused equipment failures knock out power at Colorado substation twice in two days
- Turbine blade detaches at RWE's Brechfa Forest West wind farm in Wales
- Battery room fire at Long Atip solar hybrid station in Sarawak contained by site staff
- Fire at Johannesburg central substation linked to suspected cable theft
- Fault at Gombe substation triggers partial national grid collapse in Nigeria
- Rooftop solar fire prompts evacuation at Niagara Bottling plant in Seguin, Texas
- Blade failure on Vestas 15MW turbine at He Dreiht offshore wind farm
- Fire at South Manheim Substation causes outages in Lancaster County
- Rooftop solar fire at Lineage Cold Storage Warehouse in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles
- 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
- Transformer explosion knocks out power across Cleveland's West Side
- Transformer fire on Cleveland Public Power grid causes outage during heat wave
- Battery cabinet smokes at solar-plus-storage site in Douglas, Massachusetts
- 80m turbine collapses at Byeolparang Park Wind Farm in Yeongdeok
- Substation transformer fire cuts power to F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming
- Substation fire on Garriochmill Way cuts power in Glasgow's Kelvinbridge Area
- Explosion and fire at Chinchwad Extra High Voltage Substation, Pune disrupts power
- Grass fire burns over 30 acres at solar farm complex near Hillsboro, Texas
- Breaker explosion and fire at Mylapore substation in Chennai injures two engineers
- Cable short circuit trips offline Nipomo battery storage facility in California
- Large fire breaks out at Oncor electrical substation in Dallas
- Substation explosion on Gloucester Close cuts power in Chippenham
- Wire theft suspected as cause of solar farm fire in North Carolina
- Transformer explosion at California battery storage site triggers mass outage
- Transformer explosions cut power to hundreds in Andover, Massachusetts
- Fire and reported explosions break out at Yate electricity substation
- 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
- Turbine fire takes half of Tararua wind farm offline for hours
- Wind turbine fire at Kirkby Moor Wind Farm in Cumbria
- Fire breaks out on wind turbine at Ngong Wind Power Station, Kenya
- Substation fire leaves Alberton without power for days
- Brush fire reported beneath panels at Lake Placid Solar Farm under construction
- Transformer explosion collapses building wall in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Fire at Bree substation cuts power across Johannesburg CBD
- Fire damages transformers at Wadeville 2nd Input substation, Ekurhuleni
- Lightning strike suspected in wind turbine fire at La Casa Wind Farm, Texas
- Transformer fire at Vladivostok power plant cuts power to 48,000 residents
- Two workers die after work basket fall at Birstein wind turbine, Germany
- Transformer explosion at Bloemfontein substation cuts power to suburbs
- Substation fire destroys transformer, cuts power in Vanderbijlpark
- Entergy substation fire cuts power to thousands in Lake Charles
- Grass fire burns near panels at FPL Sparkleberry Solar Farm
- Nacelle fire damages turbine at Waymart Wind Farm near Browndale, Pennsylvania
- Orange & Rockland substation fire triggers second major outage in a week
- Storm-damaged solar panel catches fire at Kankakee County farm
- Fire at Zhuyuan Extra High Voltage substation in Hsinchu kills two workers
- Three workers die in wind turbine fire in South Korea
- Wind turbine fire reported near Ambli Village in Vijayanagara after lightning strike
- Brush fire burns grass beneath panels at Wisconsin solar farm
- Underground substation fire breaks out near Stockport fuel station
- Isle of Palms transformer fire triggers outage after years of warning signs
- Substation explosion cuts power to Roodepoort suburbs in Johannesburg
- 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
- Fire destroys off-grid solar plant at Belatandi village, West Champaran, Bihar
- Suspected arson fire at Rocherlea substation cuts power to 1500 homes in Tasmania
- Transformer explosion sparks fire and injuries at Bucharest heating plant
- Aging turbine collapses at Jaunmiki wind park in Latvia
- Fire breaks out at lithium battery storage facility in Rainworth, Nottinghamshire
- Substation fire near water treatment works cuts power across parts of Guernsey
- Construction worker dies after crane falls from cliff at Korean wind farm site
- Transformer explosion causes power outages in South Philadelphia
- Turbine blade failure shuts down section of Lal Lal wind farm, Australia
- Transformer fire at Amona substation cuts power to Sanquelim and Valpoi for 12 hours
- Transformer fault causes fatal power surge in Gundli Village, Rajasthan
- Wind turbine catches fire near Warrensburg, Illinois, road closed
- Transformer fire cuts power to downtown Lancaster, Ohio police headquarters
- Transformer fire at Gurugram substation triggers widespread power outage
- Substation current transformer explosion causes citywide blackout in Gurgaon
- Substation transformer fire spreads to hedgerow near Burford village
- Transformer fire cuts power to hundreds in downtown Toronto
- Substation equipment fire causes major power outage in Tralee
- Fire at aging Taipower wind turbine prompts nationwide inspection order
- Fire at Mailiao wind farm turbine in Yunlin County prompts nationwide inspections
- Small fire at Geneva East Side substation quickly contained without outages
- Fire at Godhra GETCO substation causes prolonged power cuts
- Substation fire in southwestern Germany cuts power to thousands
- Substation fire cuts power to over 4,000 residents in New Albany, Indiana
- Cable insulation failure blamed for fire at GRIDCo's Akosombo Substation
- Vessel collision at Port of Esbjerg damages nine wind turbine blades
- Vegetation fire burns 10 acres at solar farm near California Valley, California
- Fire at Hala Naka Road grid station in Hyderabad causes six hour outage
- Transformer fire at CFE substation cuts power across Cancun
- Smoke and fire incident at Battery Box, Pinhoe Road, Exeter
- Fire breaks out at solar farm at Cape Cod Gateway Airport, Hyannis
- RTE transformer failure under heatwave cuts power to households in Finistère
- Transformer fire erupts at 220 kV power station near Indore, India
- Reported explosion at Southampton substation cuts power to hundreds of homes
- 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
- Home battery storage system explodes during shed fire near Rostock, Germany
- Fire at New Milton substation causes major rail service disruption
- Fire at Dhaka substation near FDC intersection cuts power for hours
- Wrong solar power unit blamed for repeated fires at Indian home, compensation awarded
- Fire at Weymouth substation near coastal attraction cuts power
- Coney Island transformer explosion sparks fire, cuts power to 900 homes
- Lightning strike sparks fire at PGE substation in Cornelius, Oregon
- Fire at Alquízar substation cuts power to thousands in Artemisa
- Explosion at Gariki Injection substation cuts power supply in Enugu, Nigeria
- Fire damages four power conversion units at Pokhran BESS site
- Substation fire in Newlands, Johannesburg, leaves residents without reliable power
- Maintenance worker killed after being trapped in turbine blade mechanism in Italy
- Capacitor bank fire at Washington DC electrical substation extinguished
- Turbine nacelle destroyed by fire at Pubnico Point Wind Farm, Nova Scotia
- Transformer fire cuts power to thousands in South Tenerife
- Substation overheating trips power supply near Bratton, Telford
- Transformer explosion in Hackensack sparks car fires, power outage
- Transformer explosion at Blue Hills Power Station causes island-wide blackout in New Providence
- Third turbine failure in three years at North Fork Ridge Wind Farm, Missouri
- Transformer explosions and fire cut power to Arta villages, Greece
- Fallen tree sparks fire at transformer substation in Kožlí, Czech Republic
- Fire at Bellshill substation causes widespread power outage in Glasgow area
- Fire and transformer explosion at Tolosa power station blacks out La Plata
- Fire at Jicotea substation leaves Ranchuelo, Cuba without power for days
- Fire and explosion at AEP Texas substation in San Angelo, Texas
- Substation fire breaks out at Bradwell-on-Sea Wind Farm in Essex
- Converter failure sparks grass fire at Herrington Community Solar Farm, Schaghticoke
- Fire at Eastern substation in Nouakchott cuts power to city neighbourhoods
- Sabotage-linked transformer fire shuts down Substation 16, Sug Il Juma, Tripoli
- Fire takes single turbine out of service at Greater Changhua 4 wind farm
- Large fire at Meeden high-voltage substation proves difficult to extinguish
- Construction site fire spreads to Tiergarten substation amid grid sabotage probe
- Substation fire in Utjeha leaves entire village without power
- Battery fire at Summerside Sunbank solar farm triggers evacuation order
- Berlin transformer substation fire investigated amid grid sabotage spate
- Battery storage fire at Creekside Marketplace EV charging station in San Marcos
- Battery storage fire in Bautzen, Germany prompts local evacuations
- Transformer fire causes power outage in Ernster, Luxembourg
- Overnight fire at Stâlpu battery storage site prompts multi-agency response
- Substation explosion and fire forces evacuation of GP Surgery in Liverpool
- Substation Incident in Germany Disconnects Five RWE Lignite Power Units
- Fire at Hermes Road substation in Saltford, Bath causes mass outage
- Wind turbine collapses at High Prairie Renewable Energy Center in Missouri
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