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July 8, 2026 6 min read

Modular Substations: The Data Center Lead-Time Lever

Modular substation packages cut data center interconnection schedules 30 to 50 percent, yet the transformer stays a 52 to 80 week gate. How co-op and muni buyers should spec them.

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July 3, 2026 6 min read

Data Center Load Flexibility Is Now an Equipment Spec

Data center load flexibility trades curtailable load for faster interconnection, and utilities enforce it with owned breakers and relays. The procurement read.

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June 24, 2026 6 min read

Hyperscalers Own Generation: The Data Center Buyer Shift

Hyperscalers now own and finance generation outright. What hyperscaler-owned generation means for data center equipment procurement.

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June 23, 2026 5 min read

FERC Large Load Interconnection Order: 6 RTOs on the Clock

The FERC large load interconnection order gives six RTOs 60 days to rewrite data center tariffs. What the show-cause ruling means for equipment buyers.

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June 18, 2026 5 min read

AI Ratepayer Protection Meets State Utility Law

The AI ratepayer protection pledge is voluntary. State utility regulation, not Washington, decides who gets to buy power directly. A procurement read.

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June 13, 2026 5 min read

Who Pays for Data Center Grid Upgrades? FERC's June 18 Decision Will Set the Answer

FERC votes June 18 on data center grid upgrade costs. The RM26-4 ruling follows three coordinated industry moves in 60 days. Here is what to watch.

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June 8, 2026 4 min read

Data Center Substation Design Is a Procurement Decision

Data center substation design now decides the bill of materials. Footprint, schedule, and storage choices are reshaping what utilities buy and when they buy it.

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June 2, 2026 5 min read

CAISO Transmission Plan: $6.7B and the Equipment Wave

The CAISO transmission plan just approved $6.7 billion across 38 projects. Here is the high-voltage equipment buyers should plan to chase, and when.

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May 21, 2026 7 min read

DOE PJM Data Center Curtailment Order: Procurement Impact

DOE granted PJM authority to curtail data centers before rolling blackouts. Procurement impact for backup power and switchgear.

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May 18, 2026 7 min read

Pennsylvania Large Load Tariff: 'But For' Cost Allocation

Pennsylvania's first-in-nation large load tariff puts hyperscalers on the hook for upgrades they trigger. The procurement timeline compression starts now.

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May 9, 2026 7 min read

Evergy Gas Pivot: 4.7 GW, 90% Solar Cut, SPP Procurement Wave

Evergy's Q1 2026 IRP raised gas to 4.7 GW, cancelled 2.4 GW of wind, and slashed solar 90%+. Here is the Kansas-Missouri equipment math that goes with it.

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May 8, 2026 10 min read

Utility Data Center Strategies: Embrace, Resist, Distribute

First week of May 2026 produced three different utility answers to the same data center load question. Eversource refused, Dominion announced 3 GW of gas, Sunrun hit 4.3 GWh of distributed storage. What each strategy means for distribution equipment procurement.

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