NREL：2024长期配电变压器需求的主要驱动因素报告（英文版）

Distribution transformers, used to step-down mediumlevel voltage to service-level voltage for end-use electrical consumption, are currently experiencing an unprecedented imbalance between supply and demand. Utilities are experiencing extended lead times for transformers of up to 2 years (a fourfold increase on pre-2022 lead times), and reporting price increases by as much as 4–9 times in the past 3 years [1-3]. Current shortages have been attributed to pent-up post-pandemic demand; difficulty