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Equipment Production Slot Reservation Replaces the Order
GE Vernova signed 18 GW of slot reservations against 2 GW of orders last quarter. What the equipment production slot reservation means for utility buyers.
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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.
IONATE Hybrid Transformer: When to Qualify a New Supplier
IONATE hybrid transformer units are now running at a GM plant in Michigan. A qualification framework for new transformer suppliers.
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.
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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