Power pole transformers cost anywhere from $3,000 to $7,000 each, depending on how much electricity they're designed to handle. The money comes from utility customers.

American Electric Power Co., Berkshire Hathaway Energy and FirstEnergy Corp. created a consortium called Grid Assurance in 2016 to buy and stockpile large replacement transformers that could be ...

A transformer built to move power across long-distance lines gets a final inspection at the Virginia Transformer Corp. in Roanoke, Va., one of only eight U.S.-based manufacturers of the high ...

A large power transformer, foreground, at the GE Vernova factory. This site in Stafford, England has been home to a factory making mostly electrical devices for more than 120 years.

AI data centers rely on specialized electrical transformers—refrigerator-size units that convert current to a safe voltage—to integrate with the grid, the network of power plants and wires ...

In 2021, Hurricane Ida damaged 5,600 pole top transformers and destroyed twice the number of utility poles Katrina did in 2005. As a result, over 900,000 people lost power in Louisiana.

The problem is expected to get worse as energy efficiency standards are increased. "We're going to need 2-3 times as many transformers as we go to all-electric new constructions," Ochoa said.

Lead times for large transformers, both substation power transformers and generator step-up (GSU) transformers, have surged to 120 to 210 weeks—or 2.3 to 4 years.

Dive into this dual science project where we build a mini water pump and an electric transformer. Perfect for science enthusiasts, this guide shows you how to create functional models that bring ...

A huge electrical transformer, weighing between 250 and 500 tons, which was destined for the Washington Area Power Administration’s Ault, Colorado substation, was seized by the Department of ...