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How solid-state transformers could help power the AI boom

The devices help efficiently move power across long distances, but they’re complicated and in short supply.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated October 27, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
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  • As the world races to meet rising electricity demand from….

The devices help efficiently move power across long distances, but they’re complicated and in short supply.

Transformers are a crucial but nearly invisible part of our grid.

And given that their basic design hasn’t changed much for about a century, they could use an upgrade.

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