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September 20, 2026 6 min read

Hitachi's Mississippi Transformer Plant Starts in 2029

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.

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September 13, 2026 9 min read

DOE 2029 Transformer Efficiency Requirements, by kVA

DOE 2029 transformer efficiency requirements are uneven by kVA and phase. Single-phase and three-phase units take their biggest cuts in opposite ranges.

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August 28, 2026 10 min read

Grid Equipment Executive Order: Read the 69 kV Line First

Executive Order 14421 bars some foreign grid equipment transactions. Its bulk-power definition excludes local distribution. What is actually in scope.

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August 17, 2026 11 min read

How to Write Or Equal Specification Language

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.

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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 30, 2026 9 min read

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.

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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 3, 2026 4 min read

GE Vernova Completes Prolec GE: What Buyers Should Change

GE Vernova completed its Prolec GE acquisition on Feb. 2, 2026. What the Q1 2026 filing shows, and why bid lists should now count corporate parents.

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April 7, 2026 5 min read

MISO Data Center Power Demand Is Reshaping the Grid

MISO data center power demand is driving $27B in new generation, 1,332 MW of battery storage, and urgent storm replacement.

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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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