Eaton has completed the acquisition of Resilient Power Systems, a developer of energy solutions including solid-state ...

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.

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.

A dangerous shortage of electrical transformers—worsened by policy, demand, and customization—leaves the U.S. power grid ...

But those transformers are in extremely short supply right now—so much so that wait times for new units are as high as four years. Demand has also sent prices up some 70% since January 2020.

One big challenge is sourcing a vital component for home construction: something called an electrical distribution transformer. You’ve probably seen one of these transformers before.

The largest transformers, costing $2 million to $10 million each according to a study several years ago, step up voltages for long-distance power delivery, and their massive size requires shipment ...