Offering BABA‑compliant designs helps electrical OEMs unlock more federally funded infrastructure opportunities, clearly differentiate their proposals, and make it easier for customers to select their solution with confidence. 
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March 2026

 

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Build America Buy America - ABB BABA-compliant electrical solutions
 

Build America, Buy America
How OEMs can leverage BABA to expand sales opportunities

Offering BABA‑compliant designs helps electrical OEMs unlock more federally funded infrastructure opportunities, clearly differentiate their proposals, and make it easier for customers to select their solution with confidence. 

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Bidding on federally funded infrastructure requires more than just high-quality hardware—it requires verified domestic content. Use these resources to simplify your compliance process and identify BABA-compliant assemblies for your next project.

→ABB's BABA solutions

→NEMA Make It American™

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BABA-qualified circuit protection components

Build with confidence using domestically manufactured breakers that meet the 55% domestic content threshold. These units maximize ease of use, integration and connectivity, and are built to deliver safety, reliability and quality.

→SACE® Tmax® XT molded case circuit breakers

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Protect your assets with the first low-voltage breaker that also acts as a power manager. Domestically manufactured Emax 2 units simplify the design of high-performance, BABA-funded OEM assemblies.

→SACE® Emax 2 air circuit breakers

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BABA-qualified grid components

Ensure precision in your metering and protection schemes with domestically manufactured CTs and PTs/VTs. These BABA-qualified components—including AccuRange® and dry-type units—provide the accuracy required for OEM switchgear, MCCs, and utility metering.

→Instrument transformers

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Optimize line protection with rugged, domestically manufactured fused cutouts and switches, ideal for pole‑mounted assemblies, recloser packages, protection relay panels, metering panels, factory test benches, and field commissioning points. These BABA‑qualified solutions help OEMs deliver more complete and competitive turnkey infrastructure packages.

→Overhead disconnect switches

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ABB overhead disconnect switches and fused cutouts

BABA-qualified testing and measurement components

Simplify the commissioning and maintenance of your protection relay and metering panels. These domestically manufactured components allow for safe, multi-circuit testing without taking critical equipment out of service.

→Test switches and accessories

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