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2024-10-05 01:40:53 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 36DCAD8BF1F564AEF39A2EC7673CBAC341A986635CBD5AB0B15D8B9DF47F28F9
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The US is currently suffering a massive shortage of power transformers for domestic use due to a combination of aging infrastructure, electrification and the number that have been sent to Ukraine. Prices and lead times are spiking. US Dept of Energy Report 2022 https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2022-12/The%20Supply%20Chain%20Crisis%20Facing%20the%20Nations%20Electric%20Grid_12.12.22.pdf Forbes 2023 https://www.forbes.com/sites/craighooper/2023/01/04/with-electrical-grids-under-assault-us-and-ukraine-seek-scarce-transmission-gear/
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