transformer
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In Davis, Calif., the transformer on my block repeatedly blew up during heat waves, leaving us sweltering, sometimes for days at a time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
I learned my lesson after a heat wave in Davis, Calif.: A power surge from an exploding transformer fried the circuit board of my refrigerator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The coalition said one transformer was taken out of service without affecting the wider electricity network.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The company announced last year it was working on a new utility-scale transformer designed to handle data-center electric loads more efficiently.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
She alighted on a utility pole that held a transformer.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
The 33-year-old’s rounds include sniffing for burning equipment that could indicate overheating, feeling tubes for cracks and looking for faulty lighting or broken power transformers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Depending on the size of the site, you may also hear the thrum of transformers in substations channelling electricity.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Thomas Murphy, vice president for Power & Construction Group, an electrical-infrastructure contractor near Rochester, N.Y., said prices for transformers are up about 70% in the past five years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
China already dominates the global market, as Cohen writes, in “wind turbines, high-voltage cables, transformers, solar panels, batteries, software to manage energy flows and more.”
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
“I hope he didn’t go there. There are lots of transformers around Bovina. I found four when we were writing to the utilities company.”
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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