Short supplies of crucial equipment stymie changes to US electricity grid

Whether you want renewable energy, fossil fuel power plants, data centers or reduced storm vulnerability, it will require equipment that’s hard to make out of materials that are hard to get.

美國電網升級與新增電源都依賴大型電力變壓器，但這類設備交付周期已超過三年、需求成倍增長。取向電工鋼與銅等關鍵材料產能有限，使短缺難以短期緩解，業界提出標准化設計與電網增效技術等應對方案。