Updates & Events
Info for members about events, updates, and results
Engagement Opportunities
| Meeting |
Date |
Location |
Information |
| EPRI Kick Off Webcast: Transformer Life Management & Polymer Bushing Life Management |
February 7 11:00am - 12:00pm ET |
Webcast |
Meeting Material |
| Transformer Life Management & Bushings Task Force - March 2025 |
March 10-13 (In-person)/ March 17-20 (Virtual) |
Charlotte, NC |
Meeting Materials |
| EPRI Substations (Program 37) New Supplemental Launch Webcast |
April 8, 2:00-3:00 pm ET |
Webcast |
Meeting Materials |
| Copper Book Technical Webinar 1: Power Transformers 101 |
April 29, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET |
Webcast |
Meeting Materials |
| Copper Book Technical Webinar 2: On-line monitoring technologies for Power Transformers |
June 19, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET |
Webcast |
Meeting Materials |
| EPRI R&D Project Update Webcast: Transformer Life Management & Polymer Bushing Life Management (P37.101 & P37.113) |
June 25, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET |
Webcast |
Meeting Materials |
| EPRI Substations (Program 37) 2026 Membership Rollout 1 |
June 26, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET |
Webcast |
Meeting Materials |
| EPRI Substations (Program 37) 2026 Membership Rollout 2 |
July 31, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET |
Webcast |
Meeting Materials |
| Copper Book Technical Webinar 3: Beyond Dissolved Gas Analysis: Assessing remaining life of Power Transformers |
August 6, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET |
Webcast |
Meeting Materials |
| Transformer Life Management & Bushings Task Force |
August 18-22, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET |
Task Force |
Meeting Materials |
| Copper Book Technical Webinar 4: Oil Quality: How to effectively interpret results and make decisions |
October 15, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET |
Webcast |
Meeting Materials |
| Copper Book Technical Webinar 5: Bushings 101 |
December 3, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET |
Webcast |
Meeting Materials |
| EPRI End of Year Webcast: Transformer Life Management & Polymer Bushing Life Management (P37.101 & P37.113) |
December 11, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET |
Webcast |
Meeting Materials |
2026 Anticipated Deliverables
| Deliverable |
Description |
| Date |
| Transformer of the future: Utility experience from field deployments |
Valuable field insights on the application of new power transformer concepts. |
12/31/2026 |
| EPRI Power Transformer Guidebook (Copper Book) 2026 update |
The 2026 EPRI Power Transformer Guidebook will include the latest updates based on ongoing research and industry advances and continue adding valuable single-page quick reference guides for key topics. |
12/31/2026 |
| Technical webinars on the Transformer Guidebook |
Regular webinars are developed for project funders onkey topics in the EPRI Power Transformer Guidebook. |
12/31/2026 |
| Assessment of transformer online monitoring technologies to help members in specification development |
New self-calibrating online DGA technology and new bushing monitoring technologies will be added to the wide array of monitors under assessment. |
12/31/2026 |
| Novel fluids for transformers |
Through well-defined test protocols, input from users, and emerging literature, the research looks to provide valuable guidance on the opportunities, uses, and challenges associated with alternative fluids. |
12/31/2026 |
| New oil markers to aid power transformer diagnostics |
The 2026 results strive to enhance the value gained from oil samples through exploring the dynamics of newly identified health markers, allowing for greater insights into the transformer health condition. |
12/31/2026 |
2025 Deliverables
| Deliverable |
Description |
Date |
| EPRI Power Transformer Guidebook (The Copper Book) 2025 update |
The 2025 EPRI Power Transformer Guidebook will include the latest updates based on ongoing research and industry advances and continue adding valuable single-page quick reference guides for key topics. |
December 2025 |
| Technical webinars on the Transformer Guidebook |
Regular webinars are developed for project funders on key topics in the EPRI Power Transformer Guidebook. |
December 2025 |
| Assessment of transformer online monitoring technologies to help members in specification development |
New self-calibrating online DGA technology and new bushing monitoring technologies will be added to the wide array of monitors under assessment. |
December 2025 |
| Novel fluids for transformers |
Through well-defined test protocols, input from users, and emerging literature, the research looks to provide valuable guidance on the opportunities, uses, and challenges associated with alternative fluids. |
December 2025 |
| Membrane technologies for online, low-maintenance dryout of transformers |
The 2025 research aims to explore enhancing unit water extraction efficiency. In addition, piloting of smaller and longer lasting units using solid-state Peltier technology plan to be performed. |
December 2025 |
| New oil markers to aid power transformer diagnostics |
The 2025 results strive to enhance the value gained from oil samples through exploring the dynamics of newly identified health markers—allowing for greater insights into the transformer health condition. |
December 2025 |