Large substation transformers, July 2026: utility via Reuters
Roseville Electric’s CEO told Reuters large substation transformers were taking more than three years, so the California utility buys equipment five years ahead.
Pushing past three years Large power · Jul 2026 · US
“But with large transformers for substations pushing past a three-year waiting time, the utility is buying equipment for projects that it knows are coming five years in advance, he added.”
The record
Field definitions- Class on the chart
- Large power and substation transformers
- Transformer type
- Large substation transformer
- Size / class
- Large substation
- Region
- US
- As of
- 2026-07
- Lead time as stated
- Pushing past three years
- Publisher
- Reuters (Roseville Electric CEO Dan Beans)
- Source type
- utility
- Verified
Sources
Cite this reading
Reuters (Roseville Electric CEO Dan Beans), as compiled by Transformer Lead Times: “Large substation transformers, July 2026: utility via Reuters”. https://transformerleadtimes.com/utility-substation-2026/ (accessed 9 Nov 2026).
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