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Transformer Fire near London’s Heathrow Airport

March 23, 2025 – Too Hot to Handle by Jake Ring, PDM Co-founder and President What we know The fire that caused significant disruption at Heathrow Airport two days ago occurred at an electrical substation approximately 1.5 miles away. The blaze involved a transformer containing 25,000…

Biggest Takeaways from DICE Southeast Atlanta 2025

March 5, 2025 – Crowne Plaza Atlanta by Jake Ring, PDM Co-founder and President Aside from Atlanta’s challenging morning traffic, much of the discussion focused on the challenge to keep up with the exponential growth in energy demand created by the AI power grab, which…

Biggest Takeaways from IMN – The Data Center Private Equity…

February 6, 2025 – The Union League, New York City, NY by Jake Ring, PDM Co-founder and President The city that never sleeps did not disappoint in terms of gathering thought leaders and investors to the IMN Data Center PE Forum. Discussions I was involved in…

Biggest Takeaway from PTC 2025   

January 22, 2025 – Pacific Telecom Conference, Honolulu, HI by Jake Ring, PDM Co-founder and President Data center demand  Okay, the biggest takeaway I have from PTC this year is a reinforcement of the large amount of data center demand coming from the market. There is an…

Preparing for Nvidia’s Blackwell chip

January 20, 2025 – What does Blackwell mean for the data center industry? by Jake Ring, PDM Co-founder and President NVIDIA’s Blackwell chip is making the data center industry’s head spin with its unprecedented electric power demands. In fact, only 5% of today’s existing data centers…

Reduce Financial Exposure with a Tariff Strategy 

January 20, 2025  by Jake Ring, PDM Co-founder and President Trump’s proposed tariffs create tension for transformer buyers  Today is the day our new president was inaugurated and there’s been a lot of talk (and stress) around the impact of potential tariffs on the data center…

News: Power and Data Management Opens North American Facility 

November 5, 2024  ATLANTA /PRNewswire/ — Power and Data Management LLC (PDM), a manufacturer of utility grade transformers and provider of high voltage circuit breakers, today announced the opening of their North American manufacturing location in Salt Lake City, Utah. The expansion is expected to address…