Schneider Electric Debuts Software-Defined Medium Voltage Switchgear at YOTTA 2026

Schneider Electric unveiled what it calls the world's first fully software-defined medium-voltage switchgear at YOTTA 2026 in Las Vegas, already in a live pilot with Equinix. It also showed a 38 kV SF6-free AirSeT GIS and a Generator-to-Chip delivery model with Wärtsilä Energy and Stanley Consultants.

• Equinix pilot is the first live deployment; programs run through 2027
• Broader availability planned for 2028
• 87% less control wiring and 91% fewer terminals vs conventional switchgear
• RM AirSeT 38 extends the platform from 24 kV to 38 kV, orders in 2027