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  Tesla Trademarks ‘Megapod’ Modular AI Data Center Hardware

  June 21, 2026 · AI Energy Demand

  3 sources Tesla filed a U.S. trademark for Megapod, a modular AI data center unit bundling compute, power distribution, and cooling, signaling an expansion of its grid-power business beyond Megapack…

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  The MGRID Solid-State Transformer Coverage: A Comprehensive Index

  May 27, 2026 · Analysis

  Index of ~100 MGRID articles published May 2026 covering SST origins, manufacturers, deployments, federal programs, technology foundations, and applications.

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  The DC-Link Capacitor Supply Chain Under the Solid-State Transformer Industry: TDK, Vishay, KEMET, EPCOS, and the Metallized-Polypropylene-Film Bottleneck

  May 13, 2026 · Analysis

  4 sources TDK, Vishay, KEMET, and Cornell Dubilier supply the MPPF capacitors every SST requires. European manufacturing dominance creates a US deployment supply-chain bottleneck.

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  Longroad Energy’s Sun Pond Brings 111 MW of Solar and 340 MWh

  May 5, 2026 · Energy Storage

  4 sources Longroad Energy's Sun Pond project in Maricopa County, Arizona, reached commercial operation in May 2026, pairing 111 MWdc of solar with an 85 MW / 340 MWh Fluence…

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  1500 V DC vs 800 V DC: The Voltage Standardization Debate Shaping

  April 23, 2026 · Power Electronics

  3 sources VDC: NVIDIA AI Factory + OCP Mount Diablo (Microsoft+Meta+Google 2025) — data center standard. 1500 VDC: utility-scale solar PV standard since 2015-2020 shift from 1000 VDC

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  How a Solid-State Transformer Gets Certified: UL 1741

  April 18, 2026 · Power Electronics

  4 sources UL 1741 (+ Supplement SA/SB): dominant US safety standard for SST products in renewables and ESS. Certification timeline: 6-18 months per product variant, mid-6-figure cost; each variant requires…

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  Austin Energy’s $500 Battery VPP Targets 78 MW of Demand Response

  April 7, 2026 · Demand Charge Reduction

  3 sources Austin Energy, the municipal utility for Austin, Texas, launched its Power Partner Battery Pilot on April 7, 2026, offering residential customers $500 upfront to purchase a home battery…

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  The Solid-State Transformer Industry Faces a Trained-Engineer Shortage That Will Bottleneck 2026-2028 Production Ramp

  February 28, 2026 · Analysis

  4 sources Global combined US + European power-electronics PhD graduation: ~100-200/year — materially less than SST industry demand. Mid-career SST power-electronics engineer 2025 compensation: $250K-$450K, up ~40% from 2022

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  Photovoltaic String Inverters and Solid-State Transformers Are Convergent Architectures From Different Starting Points

  February 22, 2026 · Analysis

  4 sources PV string inverters and SSTs are convergent architectures from different starting points. PV inverters: 100-350 kW typical, 1,500 VDC string input, 480 VAC three-phase output

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  Heron Power Closes $140 Million Series B Led by Andreessen Horowitz and Breakthrough Energy for a 40 GW US Solid-State Transformer Factory

  February 18, 2026 · News

  4 sources $140M Series B closed February 18, 2026. Co-led by Andreessen Horowitz American Dynamism Fund + Breakthrough Energy Ventures