GSU unit prices since 2019: Wood Mackenzie via POWER
Wood Mackenzie data show gsu unit prices up 45% since 2019.
+45% Prices · 2025 · US
“Since 2019, unit prices have increased 77% for power transformers and 45% for GSUs, with some classes of distribution transformers rising as much as 95%.”
The record
Field definitions- Class on the chart
- Price indexes and price changes
- Transformer type
- Generator step-up (GSU)
- Size / class
- GSU
- Region
- US
- As of
- 2025
- Price change
- 45%
- Price baseline
- vs 2019
- Publisher
- Wood Mackenzie (via POWER)
- Source type
- secondary
- Verified
Sources
Cite this reading
Wood Mackenzie (via POWER), as compiled by Transformer Lead Times: “GSU unit prices since 2019: Wood Mackenzie via POWER”. https://transformerleadtimes.com/woodmac-price-gsu-since-2019/ (accessed 9 Nov 2026).
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Other prices readings
Filter the table| As of | Reading | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | +85.9% Electric power and specialty transformers (industry PPI) | US Bureau of Labor Statistics (via FRED) |
| Jan 2026 | +78.4% Electric power and specialty transformers (industry PPI) | US Bureau of Labor Statistics (via FRED) |
| Mar 2025 | +21% Pole-mounted distribution transformer | Wood Mackenzie |
| Mar 2025 | +15% Power transformer | Wood Mackenzie |
| Mar 2025 | +18% Pad-mount single-phase distribution transformer | Wood Mackenzie |
| Mar 2025 | +8% Substation transformer | Wood Mackenzie |
| Mar 2025 | +20% Pad-mount three-phase distribution transformer | Wood Mackenzie |
| Jan 2025 | +69.6% Electric power and specialty transformers (industry PPI) | US Bureau of Labor Statistics (via FRED) |