Large substation and GSU transformers, April 2024: Wood Mackenzie (POWER)
POWER reported Wood Mackenzie's April 2024 range for large substation and GSU transformers as 120 to 210 weeks.
120–210 weeks Large power · Apr 2024 · US
“Lead times for large transformers, both substation power transformers and generator step-up (GSU) transformers, have surged to 120 to 210 weeks—or 2.3 to 4 years.”
Named sources report this figure differently. See the conflicts
The record
Field definitions- Class on the chart
- Large power and substation transformers
- Transformer type
- Substation power and GSU
- Size / class
- Large
- Region
- US
- As of
- 2024-04
- Lead time, low (weeks)
- 120
- Lead time, high (weeks)
- 210
- Lead time as stated
- 120 to 210 weeks (2.3 to 4 years). Utility Dive reports the same April report as 80 to 120 weeks for larger transformers; NIAC/others cite 80 to 210.
- Publisher
- Wood Mackenzie (via POWER)
- Source type
- secondary
- Verified
Sources
- The Transformer Crisis: An Industry on the Brink (POWER, 26 Jun 2024) accessed 2026-11-09
Cite this reading
Wood Mackenzie (via POWER), as compiled by Transformer Lead Times: “Large substation and GSU transformers, April 2024: Wood Mackenzie (POWER)”. https://transformerleadtimes.com/woodmac-apr-2024-large-power/ (accessed 9 Nov 2026).
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