NAHB, Other Trade Groups Urge Congress to Act on Transformer Shortages
NAHB, along with five other building and utility trade groups, recently sent a joint letter to leaders of the House and Senate appropriations committees urging Congress to allocate $1 billion to address the growing supply-chain crisis for electric distribution transformers.
The letter stated that “throughout 2022, the electric sector and representatives from residential and commercial building sectors have been calling attention to the unprecedented supply-chain challenges both industries have been facing in procuring equipment used to maintain and grow the electric grid.”
Electric utilities continue to have significant problems in procuring distribution transformers needed to provide reliable electric service and restore power following severe storms and natural disasters.
The trade groups noted that in housing construction, this is further exacerbating the ability of home builders to address the housing affordability crisis facing our nation.
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