ABB’s fast action gets New York Power Authority pumped storage plant back up and running, avoiding summer meltdown
Summertime is a particularly challenging time for utilities in the United States When temperatures reach over 90° Fahrenheit (30° Celsius) and 95 percent humidity isn’t just hot; it’s miserably hot. When the Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage power plant lost one of its four main generator circuit breakers (GCBs) in September 2018, the summer peak season was many months away. However, the…
