by MoonShot | Mar 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
AI infrastructure is scaling at a pace the electrical supply chain was not originally built to support. Public focus remains on GPUs and cooling systems. Behind the scenes, the constraint increasingly sits in something less visible: the ability to design, fabricate,...
by MoonShot | Mar 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
The industry is quietly rethinking a foundational assumption. For decades, low-voltage AC distribution has been the standard inside data centers. Utility power enters, gets transformed, distributed, converted again, then stepped down at the rack. That model worked...
by MoonShot | Mar 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
In 2023, several U.S. utilities began reporting a surge in large-load interconnection requests driven by AI data centers. Some regional grid operators have publicly stated that single-site load requests now reach into the hundreds of megawatts. The International...
by MoonShot | Mar 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
In mission-critical projects, UL891 compliance is essential. There’s a pattern that shows up in mission-critical projects more often than people admit. Early in the project, a standard UL891 switchboard is selected. It meets the ampacity requirements. The short...
by MoonShot | Mar 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
A commissioning engineer in a newly energized AI facility recently told a simple story. The system passed inspection cleanly. Fault current calculations were signed off. Coordination studies were complete. Within weeks of sustained production workloads, thermal...
by MoonShot | Mar 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
A project schedule shows switchboards arriving in 16 weeks. The procurement team feels comfortable. The transformer order is placed. Construction sequencing moves forward. Six weeks later, copper pricing shifts. Breaker lead times extend. The required bus...
