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The Brains Behind Efficient, Future-Ready Power
Whether you’re adapting now or planning ahead, your power system needs to flex with your strategy. That’s where an energy control system comes in. Like the smart thermostat in your home that automatically balances comfort and efficiency as conditions change, controls act as the decision-maker for your power setup — from individual assets to entire sites. The result: a coordinated system that continuously adjusts to meet your cost, carbon and reliability goals.
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Reliability Is An Inside Job
Maintaining reliable power is getting more complex. Aging infrastructure, rising demand and frequent severe weather all contribute to a less stable grid. Add the growing use of solar and wind - valuable resources, but inherently intermittent - and many organizations now depend on gensets to bridge capacity gaps and keep operations steady. And now, because of all these changes, gensets are running far more often than expected. Equipment once thought to start up once a year is now being called upon to run four or five times annually - a trend that continues to rise as grid instability grows.
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Cat® Parts: Made to Be Rebuilt
Learn about Caterpillar's commitment to quality parts from Jordan Tractor, where their "Built to be Rebuilt" event highlighted the benefits of rebuilding & reuse.
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Cat® Trials: After Hour
Experience 100 years of Caterpillar history with a unique nighttime presentation of Cat equipment through the years.
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Partnering with United Way in South Africa
Discover how Caterpillar is partnering with the United Way in South Africa, helping communities and schools in need with training and growth.
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Backhoe Dredgers Reshape Waterway in China
Learn how customized Cat® Backhoe dredgers were modified and used to help clear a dangerously rocky waterway in China.
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Cat® Command Drives Demolition Excavator
Learn how Cat's remote-control technology, Cat Command, was paired with a demolition excavator to increase safety & flexibility on a high-risk jobsite.
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Caterpillar & CORE: A Partnership in Wildfire Disaster Recovery
After the CA wildfires, CORE Disaster Recovery partnered with Caterpillar for disaster relief. See how Cat® excavators and E-fencing technology helped volunteers clear debris safely.
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Building The Future: Our Most Impactful Projects
Discover some of the biggest & most important construction projects Caterpillar has worked on, including modern marvels like the Hoover & Three Gorges dams.
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How Hawthorne Cat Fuels Ocean Organic Vodka's Sugar Cane Farm
Ocean Organic Vodka founder Shay Smith relies on Cat equipment and local dealer Hawthorne Cat to farm organic sugar cane in Maui. See how this partnership continues the 100-year legacy of Caterpillar in Hawaii.
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Construction Simulators Enhance Operator Training
Construction simulators have become important tools for training heavy equipment operators: learn how they work and the real-world experiences behind them.
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Save Time and Hassle with Power Hub, Our Live Online Configurator
Power Hub, our online configurator at power.cat.com, lets you tailor a model specifically to your application, saving time and hassle along the way. It’s a streamlined, efficient process that puts you in control. And the best part? You get exactly what you want.
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