Breaking Equipment & Supply-Chain Analysis•Equipment & Product NewsAmazon Is Installing Prysmian Cable Made With ELYSIS Aluminum. Electrical Contractors Should Watch the Spec Sheet.Prysmian and Rio Tinto say electrical cable made with ELYSIS inert-anode aluminum has been contracted for installation at an Amazon data center near Columbus, Ohio—the first known use of the material in a data center. The immediate contractor story is not a residential wire change. It is the way owner-driven material requirements can move from raw-material sourcing into electrical submittals, distribution and estimating.TradeVulcan Dispatch Editorial Desk•Sep 18, 2026•13 min
Breaking Equipment & Infrastructure Analysis•Equipment & Product NewsAmazon and Generac Sign a $2.4 Billion Data-Center Generator Deal. The Home-Standby Giant Is Becoming AI Infrastructure.Generac says initial Amazon data-center generator deliveries are expected to total $2.4 billion in 2027 and 2028, while an Amazon warrant can continue vesting as aggregate generator payments reach as much as $8 billion. For electrical and generator contractors, the bigger story is how fast a home-standby icon is scaling into hyperscale infrastructure.TradeVulcan Dispatch Editorial Desk•Sep 17, 2026•14 min