Hitachi Energy's CEO says power equipment demand is outrunning supply and wants framework agreements and reserved capacity. What that asks of utility buyers.
The BPA strategic plan puts lead times for high-voltage transformers, breakers and conductors at 3 to 5 years. What that means for Northwest utility buyers.
The Texas PUC approved the Howard-Solstice 765-kV line on a 368.50-mile route, and motions for rehearing are pending. What the signed order covers, what its dates mean, and what it does not tell an equipment buyer.
Hitachi Energy's transformer insulation plant in London, Ontario targets pressboard, a component bottleneck. The release names no finished-unit capacity.
NERC's computational load standards passed final ballot Oct. 14. What CLO-003-1 asks of whoever owns the main power transformer at a 50 MW-plus, 100 kV-plus data center site.
Tacoma Power's 2026 pad-mount transformer RFP weighted price at 20 of 100 points. How utility RFP evaluation works, from gates and scoring to award and protest.
DLA electrical-steel records distinguish the contract ceiling, reported obligations and delivered material. Reporting delays limit what buyers can infer.
Hitachi's $528M Mississippi transformer plant is scheduled to build 10 to 160 MVA units from 2029, per a Hitachi SVP, and replaces an existing plant.
DOE 2029 transformer efficiency requirements are uneven by kVA and phase. Single-phase and three-phase units take their biggest cuts in opposite ranges.
The Illuminating Company cut outage time 98% before either new transformer was energized. What a distribution transformer replacement really buys, and what it does not.
Executive Order 14421 bars some foreign grid equipment transactions. Its bulk-power definition excludes local distribution. What is actually in scope.
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.