U.S. utilities need more transformers to build the zero-carbon grid and keep the lights on after major storms. But the specialized equipment is hard to build, and manufacturers can’t keep up with ...

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There is now broad consensus across the U.S. power sector that grid modernization is urgent. The challenge is no longer how to generate clean energy, but how to deliver it. By the end of 2023, roughly ...

U.S. transformer wait times have ballooned from 50 to 127 weeks, crippling grid resilience in the face of wildfires, storms, or attacks. The Build America, Buy America Act and global demand for ...

It’s not just red tape that’s limiting the supply of electricity in America. Grids are physical machines, and they’re short on transformers. Electricity has never been as important to the future of ...

When a mid-sized electric cooperative in the Southeast ordered a batch of 25-kVA pole-mount transformers in early 2024, the ...

Transformers have been the backbone of power grids for over a century, but today’s demands for renewable energy, electric vehicles, and smarter grids are exposing their limits. Enter solid-state ...

Most people do not give the U.S. electric grid a second thought — we flip a switch and the lights come on. Behind the scenes are thousands of power plants and utilities linked by millions of miles of ...

Multiple utilities harness the power of data through AI-enabled analytics to optimize grid performance and extend the life of transformers By harnessing this level of data, TRUGrid Transformer ...

Simulations on the Stampede2 supercomputer of the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) are helping scientists engineer solutions to overheating of grid transformers -- a critical component of the ...