Idaho Researchers Put Electric Grid's Most Expensive Component Through an Earthquake -- On Purpose
October 15, 2026
October 15, 2026
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release:
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Idaho researchers put electric grid's most expensive component through an earthquake -- on purpose
October 14, 2026
SAN DIEGO -- For the first time, researchers from the Idaho National Laboratory tested a full-scale 230-kilovolt three-phase power transformer, a keystone of the U.S. grid, under simulated earthquake . . .
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Idaho researchers put electric grid's most expensive component through an earthquake -- on purpose
October 14, 2026
SAN DIEGO -- For the first time, researchers from the Idaho National Laboratory tested a full-scale 230-kilovolt three-phase power transformer, a keystone of the U.S. grid, under simulated earthquake . . .