As the peak time for U.S. hurricanes arrives, utilities along the nation’s coastlines are facing unprecedented delays in obtaining new power transformers, the critical grid equipment that moves electricity over wires.
A lack of replacements could delay recovery from major storms, although the dimensions of that risk are not clear, according to electric industry officials.
When the American Public Power Association surveyed members at the beginning of 2022 asking how long delivery of new transformers was taking, the average was about a year, compared with an average three-month wait in 2018, said Corry Marshall, senior director for government relations at the association.
Transformer shortage hits utilities in storm season – E&E News (eenews.net)
