Ayr Energy, backed by venture investors, has built a $500M+ order book for traditional iron-core transformers targeting AI data center power demand. The startup exploits a supply gap: incumbent manufacturers (GE, Siemens, Mitsubishi) have been reluctant to invest in new capacity despite transformer demand expected to double by 2035.
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This energy startup’s bet on 100-year-old grid tech is paying off
Ayr Energy is capturing a $500M+ transformer market by exploiting incumbent underinvestment in AI data center power infrastructure—filling a supply gap that GE, Siemens, and others have ignored despite transformer demand expected to double by 2035.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: TechCrunchBY sys://pipeline
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