America’s Power Grid Is Hostage to One Component That Takes Years to Get
Power lines in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2017. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Power lines in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2017. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Premium Reports

America’s Power Grid Is Hostage to One Component That Takes Years to Get

With growing demand from AI, data, and population centers, the U.S. has been losing the trillion-dollar race to rebuild its aging power grid.
Save
By Autumn Spredemann
Updated:

As electricity demand surges, the United States is facing a trillion-dollar race to rebuild its aging power grid. But even as utilities and policymakers pour funding into modernization efforts, a critical choke point has emerged: a years-long shortage of transformers that is slowing the upgrade process.

image-6019109
AD