Data centers become "killer application" for new power transformer tech

Ars Technica · 1 month ago · 8

Data centers are driving electricity demand that is straining US power grids, alongside a broader push to deploy solid-state power transformers to ease transformer shortages. The article says utilities can face delivery waits of up to several years for new large transformers. As a result, power infrastructure upgrades can proceed faster while replacing older hand-assembled designs that have remained largely unchanged since the 1880s.