Learners Live

Did you Know?
Menu

Hitachi Energy Commits $250M to Address Transformer Shortage

William Attardi on March 10, 2025

Electricity demand associated with artificial intelligence and data center development mean “the need for transformers has surged beyond initial projections,” Hitachi Energy said. Hitachi Energy on Monday announced a $250 million investment to expand global production of critical components for electrical transformers, including “enhancing production capacity at the company’s transformer factories in Virginia, Missouri, and Mississippi.” Power management company Eaton announced in February that it will invest $340 million to increase U.S. production of its three-phase transformers. Production and hiring is expected to begin in 2027 at the company’s production facility in Jonesville, South Carolina. Hitachi Energy commits $250M to address transformer shortage | Utility Dive

States in a Race Against Big Tech for Power Plants by Marc Levy, Associated Press

William Attardi on March 10, 2025

Facing projections of spiking energy demand, U.S. states are pressing for ways to build new power plants faster as policymakers increasingly worry about protecting their residents and economies from rising electric bills, power outages, and other consequences of falling behind Big Tech in a race for electricity. Some states are dangling financial incentives. Others are undoing decades of regulatory structures in what they frame as a race to serve the basic needs of residents, avoid a catastrophe and keep their economies on track in a fast-electrifying society. The spike in demand for electricity is being driven, in large part, by the artificial intelligence race as tech companies are snapping up real estate and seeking power to feed their energy-hungry data centers. Federal incentives to rebuild the manufacturing sector also are helping drive demand. States in a Race Against Big Tech for Power Plants – electrifiED

With all the controversy going on in the world today, in the economy, in politics, maybe it’s time to take a break and watch a baseball game. Thank God for baseball…and March 27 is Opening Day!  GO YANKEES (somebody stop me) 😊

The PitchCom™ – The PitchCom™ communication system uses a nine-button, player-wearable transmitter that allows players on the field to communicate plays to each other without using physical signs. Every player wearing a receiver in their baseball caps actually hears the same instructions in their very own chosen language. MLB teams started using PitchCom in 2022. One player — typically the catcher, but sometimes the pitcher — has the transmitter that transmits the call for both the pitch and location, and everyone connected, now up to 5 other fielders, has a receiver that hears the call. Wondering how PitchCom works? Check out HR’s and Dan’s demo in 42