Distribution transformers, 2018: ERMCO
ERMCO's CEO said distribution transformers arrived 12 to 14 weeks after an order in 2018.
12–14 weeks Distribution, all · 2018 · US
“They’d pick up the phone or they’d shoot over a PO, and in anywhere from 12 to 14 weeks, that transformer was showing up in their doorstep.”
The record
Field definitions- Class on the chart
- Distribution transformers, all types including pole-mount
- Transformer type
- Distribution transformer
- Size / class
- Distribution (single- and three-phase)
- Region
- US
- As of
- 2018
- Lead time, low (weeks)
- 12
- Lead time, high (weeks)
- 14
- Lead time as stated
- 12 to 14 weeks from purchase order to delivery
- Publisher
- Latitude Media (Catalyst podcast, ERMCO CEO Tim Mills)
- Source type
- manufacturer
- Verified
Sources
- Understanding the electric transformer shortage (Latitude Media, 26 Feb 2024) accessed 2026-11-09
Cite this reading
Latitude Media (Catalyst podcast, ERMCO CEO Tim Mills), as compiled by Transformer Lead Times: “Distribution transformers, 2018: ERMCO”. https://transformerleadtimes.com/ermco-distribution-2018/ (accessed 9 Nov 2026).
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Other distribution, all readings
Filter the table| As of | Reading | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2024 | Up to two years (4x pre-2022) Distribution transformer | NREL (via pv magazine USA) |
| Feb 2024 | As long as two years for single- and three-phase pad-mount units Pad-mounted distribution transformer | Latitude Media (ERMCO CEO Tim Mills) |
| 2024 | Over two years (vs three months in 2018) Distribution transformer | American Public Power Association |
| 2023 | 12 months or more (vs three months in 2018) Distribution transformer | American Public Power Association |
| 2022 | About 12 months average; some quotes over three years; +429% vs pre-2021 Distribution transformer | American Public Power Association |
| 2020 | About two to three months pre-2021 Distribution transformer | American Public Power Association |