Transformer lead times

Pad-mount distribution transformers, early 2024: ERMCO

ERMCO’s CEO said single- and three-phase pad-mount transformers were taking as long as two years, against 12 to 14 weeks in 2018.

As long as two years for single- and three-phase pad-mount units Distribution, all · Feb 2024 · US

“But those pad mount transformers, both single phase and three-phase, still pretty darn long. I’ve seen things as long as two years right now on either.”

The record

Field definitions
Class on the chart
Distribution transformers, all types including pole-mount
Transformer type
Pad-mounted distribution transformer
Size / class
Pad-mount (single- and three-phase)
Region
US
As of
2024-02
Lead time as stated
As long as two years for single- and three-phase pad-mount units
Publisher
Latitude Media (ERMCO CEO Tim Mills)
Source type
manufacturer
Verified

Sources

  1. Understanding the electric transformer shortage (Latitude Media, 26 Feb 2024) accessed 2026-11-09

Cite this reading

Latitude Media (ERMCO CEO Tim Mills), as compiled by Transformer Lead Times: “Pad-mount distribution transformers, early 2024: ERMCO”. https://transformerleadtimes.com/ermco-distribution-2024/ (accessed 9 Nov 2026).

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Other distribution, all readings

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As ofReadingPublisher
Feb 2024 Up to two years (4x pre-2022) Distribution transformer NREL (via pv magazine USA)
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
2018 12–14 weeks Distribution transformer Latitude Media (Catalyst podcast, ERMCO CEO Tim Mills)