The Towerlight

USM approves power plant restoration project at Towson University

By Julianna Baker, Contributing Writer The University System of Maryland approved a repair project for Towson University’s ...
Homeland Security Today

Are Electric Substation Attacks the New Normal? Keys to Better Infrastructure Protection

Contractors test voltage using “hot sticks” atop a lift at substation N on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., June 2, 2022. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Quijas) For many ...
4C Offshore

Offshore wind substations set to receive 'industry's first' fully electric cranes

Two offshore wind substations in the Polish Baltic Sea are set to receive what is claimed as the industry's first fully ...
Business Wire

Blackstone Acquires Power Grid Components, Inc., a Leading Supplier of Critical Components for the Electrical Grid

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Blackstone (NYSE: BX) announced that private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone have closed the acquisition of Power Grid Components, Inc. (“PGC”) from Shorehill ...
Orlando Sentinel

Attack shows the electric grid’s worrisome vulnerability | Editorial

Unknown assailants attacked two electric substations in Moore County, North Carolina, on Dec. 3, using firearms to damage critical components and cut power to about 45,000 people for several days.