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EPRI conducts research and development for the electric power industry, focusing on grid modernization, clean energy, and reliability.
4 sources Open Access Technology International has asked the Department of Energy to fund a national rollout of grid-enhancing software it says frees 10% to 20% more transmission capacity without…
4 sources Google, alongside its newly acquired Intersect Power, broke ground on the 1 GW Meitner Energy Center on June 4, 2026, in Texas's Panhandle, near Pampa.
A DOE/NASPI report (May 28, 2026) warns that standard phasor measurement units miss high-frequency oscillations from AI training clusters, recommending a hybrid PMU-plus-POW monitoring approach.
10 sources A May 2026 audit found fewer than 10 commercially deployed SSTs in global revenue service, while dozens of announced projects remain years from deployment.
Index of ~100 MGRID articles published May 2026 covering SST origins, manufacturers, deployments, federal programs, technology foundations, and applications.
4 sources US Patent 3,517,300 filed at GE Schenectady in 1968 by William McMurray. Original motivation: 16.66 Hz European locomotive traction transformer weight reduction
4 sources Iron-core transformer technology, unchanged since 1886, has outlasted every solid-state challenger by offering single-step voltage conversion with near-zero failure risk.
4 sources The solid-state transformer has carried four different names across 50 years—electronic transformer, PETT, IUTS—still used interchangeably in 2026.
4 sources NoMIS Power is supplying 3.3 kV SiC MOSFETs for a $2.5M ARPA-E DC-GRIDS project led by Michigan State, targeting next-generation HVDC converter submodules.
4 sources Star Catcher Industries raised $65M Series A for satellite power beaming, targeting orbital data centers as the first commercial market for space-based power grids.
