The DOE transmission loan to AEP Texas covers up to 80% of project costs at sub-market rates. What federal financing means for equipment buyers through 2028.
Con Edison deployed 230 new transformers in a record $3.9B grid upgrade for summer 2026. A procurement read for Northeast utilities and distributors.
Three utility mega-programs are locking up pole and conductor procurement supply through 2027. What smaller co-ops and munis should budget and order now.
Pennsylvania's HB 2233 brings the count to 11 states with advanced transmission technology mandates. The pattern is now policy, not pilot. Procurement implications across conductors, DLR, power flow controllers, and topology software.
PG&E's Q3 2026 OEIS undergrounding filing locks in 5,000 miles of underground cable plus 4,000 miles of overhead hardening through 2037. Here is what it means for everyone else.
Prysmian and Encore Wire opened a 340,800 sq ft copper building wire plant and a 1 million sq ft service center in McKinney, Texas. Here is what new domestic wire cable manufacturing capacity actually changes for procurement teams.
A T&D World analysis argues utilities overpay for composite conductors. The per-foot numbers back that up. The per-amp numbers tell the opposite story. Here is what procurement teams should actually be measuring.
Bipartisan legislation creates a NEPA categorical exclusion for reconductoring within existing rights-of-way, potentially unlocking $85 billion in grid cost savings by 2035. The procurement implications are significant.