I run a business flipping houses and remodeling rental properties. I was talking to the owner of the electrical supply house in our county yesterday and he told me they sold the last 200 amp meter base they had in stock the day before. They were probably one of the last stores in Tennessee that had any in stock. You can't build a house without one.
He also told me our power company has been removing transformers that are feeding barns or workshops. They don't have any spares to fix broken transformers in residential areas so they are stealing them from places that affect the fewest people. They haven't received any new transformers in several months.
The areas affected by the tornados last week are calling utility companies everywhere trying to find transformers and poles to repair the damage but there are very many spares left. He said if that storm had hit our county, he didn't think we would have the parts to get the power turned back on any time soon.
Crazy times ahead.
So is this due to someone higher up ordering things to be a certain way, or as innocent as a shortage? People are buying up all the generators, that’s for sure. I’m in Texas and last weekend we heard a huge explosion/pop noise outside, all the power went out in our neighborhood. Blown transformer. It was fixed within 2 hours.
That pop could have been a shotgun fuse cutting power. Not neccisarily the transformer itself. Given the 2 hour repair time, I would guess it was the fuse.
Not 100% certain, but oncor did come out to service the pole. 🤷
I know a guy who works for the power company near me (he's one of the guys who is sent out when wires/poles go down after bad storms). From what told me, the actual transformers are at critical supply.
I agree with CherokeePede, that if your power was restored within a couple hours, it was just a fuse... if the whole transformer blew then you would have been without power for much longer.
Interesting. I live in a neighborhood where the homes are from the 60s-70s. Seems like it’s about that time for everything to be wearing out. I just replaced all of my plumbing in my home and never knew the time line for certain materials (lead/PVC/copper/etc).
We’re stocked up on things to do and read with no power. Ready for the NWO to start. Lol