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 new transformer could become a “meaningful” source of revenue for the company in 2028, Nir said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Videos posted to social media appeared to show a plume of smoke rising from the stricken transformer.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
They had even installed a switch salvaged off an old electric-train transformer.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
So far, the fund has deployed $27 million across nine investments, including Ionate, a U.K. developer of intelligent transformers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The biggest impact is expected in transformers above 100 MVA, where demand has surged alongside data-center growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
"Anything to do with the electricity network – the power lines, the interconnectors and transformers – they all struggle to keep themselves cool enough," explains Iain Staffell at Imperial College London.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 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
Frightful flew high over one of the transformers Molly was speaking of.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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