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Transmission Substation Procurement: ComEd Beat the Backlog

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August 3, 2026 6 min read

Cooperative Utility Data Center Load Meets a 936 MW Fleet

A cooperative utility data center load of 1.8 GW is landing on a G&T that owns 936 MW. What Kentucky's public dockets show muni and co-op buyers.

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July 31, 2026 7 min read

IONATE Hybrid Transformer: When to Qualify a New Supplier

IONATE and GM are collaborating to deploy hybrid transformer units at a Michigan plant. A qualification framework for new transformer suppliers.

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July 29, 2026 9 min read

DOE Reopens the 2024 Transformer Efficiency Rule

DOE reopened the distribution transformer efficiency standards on national security grounds. The comment record says repeal is not the risk. The date is.

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July 28, 2026 13 min read

PJM Large Load Curtailment Rule: The Gear It Requires

The PJM large load curtailment rule makes curtail on command a condition of connecting. The registry, the telemetry, and the procurement read.

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July 26, 2026 8 min read

H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection Act Narrows to Data Centers

H.R. 9340 cleared committee 52-0 and names distribution upgrades, not just transmission. What the Ratepayer Protection Act requires and what it misses.

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July 25, 2026 5 min read

Data Center Nuclear Power: The 100-Day Procurement Update

Data center nuclear power procurement enters a new phase: 13 GW of PPAs, an 800V DC interconnection shift, and SRP's September board vote on Marigold.

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July 21, 2026 7 min read

Transformer Bushing Lead Times Now Exceed the Transformer

A DOE-funded federal lab report puts transformer bushing lead times at up to 130 weeks, longer than the tank they bolt into. The spec clause that shortens them.

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July 18, 2026 6 min read

Storm Restoration Equipment: The Readiness Shift

Storm restoration equipment is moving from post-storm scramble to pre-staged readiness. What co-ops and munis stock before the next major storm hits.

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July 17, 2026 5 min read

Gas Turbine Scarcity Is Tightening the Distribution Queue

Gas turbine scarcity just canceled a $2B PJM plant. With OEMs sold out to 2029, turbine backlogs are now a leading indicator for distribution equipment lead times.

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July 15, 2026 5 min read

PJM Capacity Auction Results: A Cap-Clear, No New Steel

PJM's 2028/2029 capacity auction results clear at the $325/MW-day cap with almost no new supply. The procurement read for equipment buyers.

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July 14, 2026 8 min read

Utility Rate Case Procurement: What $9.2B Misses

Utilities asked for $9.2B in Q2 rate increases, up 26%. Both halves of that headline mislead. How to read rate cases as an equipment demand signal.

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