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GOES electrical steel, Cleveland-Cliffs
Butler, Pennsylvanie, United States40.86°N 79.90°W
computed criticality40/100
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Sole domestic GOES producer · lead times up to 48 months
2025Fault line
The grain-oriented steel of power transformers has just one producer in the United States. Demand for step-up transformers surged +274% (2019–2025); the grid waits years for its parts.
Actors
Cleveland-Cliffs (Butler, Zanesville)
Hitachi Energy
Siemens Energy
Depends on 2
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Transformers: lead times reach four yearsJun 15, 2025↗Sources