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Transformer

Electrical machine that steps voltage between grid, distribution, and rack levels; among the longest-lead-time items in a build and a frequent schedule gate.

Also written as: Transformers

Context: Parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

Current numbers

~128–208 wkHV/substation power transformer lead time (standard); up to ~60 months in constrained markets — often the schedule's long poleas of 2026-08 · register ↗
~128–208 wklarge power transformer lead time (GSU ~144–208 wk); up to ~5 yr in constrained markets — the schedule-dominating long poleas of 2026-08 · register ↗
~128–208 wkHV/substation transformer lead time (GSU ~144–208 wk; up to ~60 mo constrained) — OFE-by-default, pre-GCas of 2026-08 · register ↗

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