The electric grid took a jump start back in 1882 with the first commercial electrical system. This system only had 59 customers on a 110-V direct current (dc) distribution system that covered a few ...
PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a historical milestone for the power industry, GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions (NYSE-GE) unveiled the world’s first 420 kV, 63 kA g³ gas-insulated substation (GIS) ...
In the spring of 2002, an electric utility was upgrading a substation in the southwestern United States. Although the job seemed typical to the electricians hired by the utility from an outside ...