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May 7, 2026 8 min read

11 States Now Mandate Advanced Transmission Technology

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.

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April 25, 2026 6 min read

Prysmian-Encore Wire's McKinney Plant: What New Domestic Wire Capacity Means for Procurement

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.

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April 20, 2026 7 min read

PJM Goes Live on FERC Order 881: 15-40% Capacity Gain, Five RTOs to Follow

PJM became the first RTO to implement FERC Order 881 ambient-adjusted ratings on March 4, 2026. The compliance wave through 2028 creates a procurement pipeline for DLR sensors, EMS upgrades, and grid-enhancing technologies.

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April 13, 2026 6 min read

Data Center Grid Infrastructure Costs: The $10B Fight Over Who Pays

Data center grid infrastructure costs are triggering a political battle across 13 states. Who pays for $3.5B in upgrades that were overdue anyway?

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April 13, 2026 11 min read

Solid-State Transformers: $500 Million and 140 Years of Disruption

Half a billion in venture capital says the conventional transformer's days are numbered. Here's what utility procurement teams need to know right now.

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April 13, 2026 8 min read

The VPP Procurement Wave Is Here

Virtual power plant procurement is accelerating as state mandates and falling battery prices push utilities from pilot programs to real equipment orders.

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April 5, 2026 3 min read

Steel or Composite? The Transmission Conductor Debate Is Missing the Right Cost Metric

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.

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April 1, 2026 5 min read

The REWIRE Act Would Fast-Track Transmission Upgrades. Here's What That Means for Equipment Demand.

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.

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March 31, 2026 5 min read

The Affordability Crisis Is a Distribution Equipment Story

Utilities face rising rates and stranded capacity simultaneously. Jigar Shah's argument reframes distribution upgrades as ROI recovery, not compliance cost. Here is what that means for procurement.

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March 31, 2026 5 min read

What IEEE PES T&D 2026 Reveals About Grid Procurement

The largest T&D conference in history organized its entire program around data center load and grid resilience. Here is what that signals for equipment procurement in 2026-2027.

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March 27, 2026 4 min read

The $1.9 Billion SPARK Deadline Is April 2: What Utility Procurement Teams Need to Know

DOE just released $1.9 billion in SPARK grid funding. Concept papers are due April 2, 2026. Here is what municipal utilities and co-ops need to know about equipment procurement.

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