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.
A regulation that favors China no doubt...
I dunno if Chyna has transformers in our power grid, but I do recall hearing they have parts in our grid. When you look at their disruptive "back-door" chipsets in our military ships & planes it only adds-up.
Remember Stuxnet?? the program modules for the centrifuges have apps in motor/device control and thanks to things like Alexa, can be remotely accessed. Skynet is datchoo???
😂☝🏼 Oh yes, very familiar. When it comes to our electric grid, it’s frightening.
Yup.all that is made in china.