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Utilities across the country are facing a shortage of transformers heading into peak storm season, when the critical gear for delivering electricity is most at risk of destruction.

Wait times for transformers, used to move electricity from higher to lower voltages, have quadrupled and are averaging well over a year, utilities say, raising the likelihood of prolonged power outages during hurricane season.

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