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Transformer Stockpiles—and Grids—Come Under Threat

“We got lost a little bit in the shuffle. It’s a real blow,” says Alex Strong, lobbyist for the U.S. National Association of Home Builders, whose members’ are running out of street-side transformer boxes. “Developments are grinding to a halt because of this one supply chain chokepoint,” says Strong.

IEEE Spectrum

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Could these transformers not be effectively protected by packing them in sand bags? Not including their radiators of course, which require free air flow, but if those are damaged, they would be much easier to replace.

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