Caterpillar Inc.

Company

Caterpillar Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines.

Sector: other
HQ: IL, US
Founded: 1925
Stories: 5 on MGRID.org

Vendor profile

What they do

Caterpillar manufactures gas engines and tactical microgrid controllers for data center campuses, military bases, and mining operations.

Gas EnginesMicrogrid ControllersDistributed GenerationMining Electrification

What they’re looking for

Data center developers, military, and mining operators for gas engine and microgrid system contracts

What they buy

Engine castings, power electronics, microgrid control hardware, and steel fabrications

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Stories about Caterpillar Inc. (5)

POWER Magazine: 27% of US Data Centers to Run on Onsite Generation

May 18, 2026 · Analysis

5 sources S&P Global projects 27% of US data centers will run entirely on onsite generation by 2030, representing 35 GW of self-generated demand disconnected from the grid.
US Army Research Lab Forward-Deployed Microgrid Programs Include Medium-Voltage Solid-State Transformers

March 12, 2026 · News

3 sources Army Research Lab forward-deployed microgrid programs include MV-SST sub-elements. Three Army-specific SST requirements: rapid deployment, harsh-environment thermal, bidirectional power flow
Solid-State Transformers Are the Natural Power-Conversion Architecture for Mining Haul Truck Electrification: Cat DET and Komatsu WX04B Set the Pace

February 18, 2026 · Power Electronics

4 sources Caterpillar Dynamic Energy Transfer (DET) for battery-electric haul trucks, integrates with Cat MineStar Command. Komatsu WX04B battery-electric LHD with Komatsu charging solution
Meta Builds 200 MW Gas Plant Behind Ohio Data Center Campus

December 1, 2025 · AI Energy Demand

5 sources Browser Check Meta's 200 MW behind-the-meter gas facility in New Albany, Ohio bypasses the grid entirely. Williams Companies builds; operations start late 2026.
Williams Builds 400 MW Off-Grid Gas Plant

June 10, 2025 · AI Energy Demand

5 sources Browser Check Ohio approved Williams Companies to build 400 MW of dedicated off-grid natural gas generation for Meta's New Albany data center campus, bypassing the utility grid entirely.

Stories about Caterpillar Inc. (5)

POWER Magazine: 27% of US Data Centers to Run on Onsite Generation

US Army Research Lab Forward-Deployed Microgrid Programs Include Medium-Voltage Solid-State Transformers

Solid-State Transformers Are the Natural Power-Conversion Architecture for Mining Haul Truck Electrification: Cat DET and Komatsu WX04B Set the Pace

Meta Builds 200 MW Gas Plant Behind Ohio Data Center Campus

Williams Builds 400 MW Off-Grid Gas Plant