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October 9, 2026 2 min read

Remote Operation in Switchgear Procurement: Questions for Engineering and Safety

A remote-operation feature needs an application review. Capture operating location, control authority, failure behavior, maintenance, and acceptance evidence in the specification.

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August 27, 2026 8 min read

Data Center Islanding Interconnection Is the Harder Case

Data center islanding interconnection looks like less work for the utility. It is more. The protection scope nobody puts in the interconnection budget.

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August 26, 2026 9 min read

Owner Furnished Equipment Procurement Risk Starts Earlier

Owner furnished equipment procurement risk now lands before the design is finished. What a limited notice to proceed commits, and what it does not.

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August 5, 2026 6 min read

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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July 4, 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 25, 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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May 1, 2026 7 min read

PJM Reopens Its Queue: 220 GW Across 800 Projects

PJM's first new interconnection cycle since 2022 brought in 800 projects totaling 220 GW. The procurement implications for substation transformers, switchgear, and protection equipment across 13 states.

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April 7, 2026 4 min read

FERC Large Load Interconnection Rules: What Changes for Equipment Procurement

FERC's RM26-4 rulemaking on large load interconnection reshapes how data centers and utilities procure transformers and switchgear. Key principles and timing.

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April 6, 2026 11 min read

10 Questions Every Utility Should Ask Suppliers About the New Section 232 Tariff Rules

The April 2026 Section 232 tariff restructuring changed how duties are calculated on grid equipment, but the 15% rate covers far fewer products than trade press reported. Most distribution transformers and switchgear actually face 25%. Here are ten questions your procurement team should bring to every supplier meeting.

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April 5, 2026 13 min read

Section 232 Grid Equipment Tariffs: Who Actually Gets 15%

The reduced Section 232 rate reported as covering grid equipment reaches two transformer classifications and no switchgear. Distribution transformers and switchgear are at 25% on full customs value. The annex-by-annex read and the corrected cost math.

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April 1, 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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April 1, 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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