The transformer that puts a power plant’s output onto the wire. Its lead time is read in row 15 of the Scorecard. Chapter 6.
From The AI Compute Race. Read the book
Where the book uses it
- Chapter 6 — Firm, Around-the-Clock
Where the electricity comes from: grid queues, transformers, turbines and the firm power a datacenter needs every hour of the year, on calendars the buildout does not control.
Where the record uses it
- Scorecard indicator Generator step-up transformer lead time
- Dated test Chapter 12, claim 2, the relay, due 31 December 2028
Related terms
From the glossary of The AI Compute Race.
How to cite this page
Dryburgh, Lee S. “Generator step-up transformer.” In The AI Compute Race. DRYBURGH. https://dryburgh.com/vol1/glossary/generator-step-up-transformer (accessed 2026-11-01).
BibTeX
@misc{dryburgh-generator-step-up-transformer-2026,
author = {Dryburgh, Lee S.},
title = {{Generator step-up transformer}},
howpublished = {In \emph{The AI Compute Race}, DRYBURGH},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dryburgh.com/vol1/glossary/generator-step-up-transformer},
note = {Accessed 2026-11-01}
}