Executive Order 14421 bars some foreign grid equipment transactions. Its bulk-power definition excludes local distribution. What is actually in scope.
Wildfire mitigation federal land permitting misses its own 120-day target on nearly a third of Forest Service requests. What that does to a pole order.
The USDA rural utility loan program 2026 forgives up to 40% of a loan. Letters of interest are rolling from September 8, and the match cannot be debt.
Or equal specification language decides whether you get three bids or one. What a performance spec has to state, and the review process that keeps equal honest.
Seven plants sit under rolling Section 202(c) must-run orders deferring retirement. The renewal dates are public, and the first one falls August 16.
In one July week, interregional transmission got its federal case, a nearly subscribed three-market HVDC flagship, and an operational stress test. Here is what utility equipment buyers should take from it.
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.
Federal transformer procurement in 2026 runs on domestic-sourcing rhetoric while the biggest federal rebuild imports its fleet. What the gap means for buyers.
Federal buyers are choosing switchgear refurbishment vs replacement as lead times stretch. Here is what their June 2026 SAM.gov buys signal for your sourcing.
DOE granted PJM authority to curtail data centers before rolling blackouts. Procurement impact for backup power and switchgear.
Trump's DPA order targets transformer shortage, grid equipment supply. NEMA says impact depends on ~$323M FY26 funding. What distributors watch.
U.S. investor-owned utilities plan $1.4T in capital spending through 2030, with $686B aimed at T&D. Here is what the new baseline means for transformer lead times, pricing, and sourcing strategy.