Transformers and turbines of any significance are not off the shelf parts and can have lead times of years

sillywalk 27 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

> Transformers and turbines of any significance are not off the shelf parts and can have lead times of years

Bloomberg had a decent article[0] about transformers and their lead time. They're currently a bottleneck on building. It wasn't paywalled for me.

"The Covid-19 pandemic strained many supply chains, and most have recovered by now. The supply chain for transformers started experiencing troubles earlier — and it’s only worsened since. Instead of taking a few months to a year, the lead time for large transformer delivery is now three to five years. " [0]

[0] https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-bottlenecks-transfor...

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esafak an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

How do they not have backups??

	▲	3eb7988a1663 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Enough for the entire grid? There are some amount of reserves on hand (eg drunk runs into a telephone pole), but nothing that could replace a targeted attack with the explicit goal of taking out the most vital infrastructure.