The Distributed Data Center Lands on a Service Transformer
Sunrun's distributed data center pilot puts compute nodes behind residential meters. The company says commercialization is 2027 or 2028. The planning question is nearer.
Data-backed analysis on electrical equipment procurement, supply chain dynamics, and competitive positioning. Published by the DistroForge Research team.
Equipment procurement strategy for grid modernization projects. Switchgear, reclosers, protection systems, and advanced metering infrastructure for utilities modernizing their distribution networks.
The definitive guide to transformer procurement in 2026. Lead times, pricing dynamics, supplier evaluation, BABA compliance, and strategic sourcing for electrical distributors.
How to build a procurement intelligence function for utility distribution. Data sources, market signals, competitive monitoring, and decision frameworks for equipment sourcing.
Five overlapping domestic content and trade policy regimes now decide grid equipment eligibility and cost. A buyer's guide to Section 232, BABA, OBBBA FEOC rules, the NDAA and FCC inverter rule, and DPA Section 303.
The DOE 2029 transformer efficiency standards take effect April 23, 2029. What the rule requires, how it collides with today's lead times, and how to write it into specs.