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Transmission Substation Procurement: ComEd Beat the Backlog
ComEd delivered 345 kV wind-interconnection substations four months early. What its transmission substation procurement reveals about beating the backlog.
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Storm Restoration Equipment: The Readiness Shift
Storm restoration equipment is moving from post-storm scramble to pre-staged readiness. What co-ops and munis stock before the next major storm hits.
Gas Turbine Scarcity Is Tightening the Distribution Queue
Gas turbine scarcity just canceled a $2B PJM plant. With OEMs sold out to 2029, turbine backlogs are now a leading indicator for distribution equipment lead times.
PJM Capacity Auction Results: A Cap-Clear, No New Steel
PJM's 2028/2029 capacity auction results clear at the $325/MW-day cap with almost no new supply. The procurement read for equipment buyers.
Utility Rate Case Procurement: What $9.2B Misses
Utilities asked for $9.2B in Q2 rate increases, up 26%. Both halves of that headline mislead. How to read rate cases as an equipment demand signal.
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