Transformers Seminar: Challenging Lead Times, Rising Capital Costs, and What to Do About It
CLEAN CURRENTS 2026
Time: 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Day: 9/22/2026
Room Number: West 104 A
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This 2-hour seminar begins with a robust discussion around industry-wide trends and challenges. Then, participants will delve into specific real-life experiences with existing transformers and what lessons can be learned from these case studies.
Part 1: Industry-Wide Trends
Discussion topics include how transformer lead times and capital costs have evolved industry-wide; operational and financial impacts on hydropower owners; and strategies for planning, budgeting, and managing critical equipment through long procurement cycles.
Part 2: Case Studies: Real-Life Experiences with Existing Transformers
-- Hoover Dam On-Site Transformer Repair, presented by Mark Cook, Bureau of Reclamation, and Bradley Nickell, Nexus Power
-- Hydropower Plant Transformer Rehabilitation at the O'Neil Pumping and Generating Plant - Avoiding the High Costs and Long Lead-Times of New Units and Improving Fire and Environmental Safety while Extending the Useful Life of Existing Assets, presented by Gerard Puleo, Shell MIDEL
-- When the Unexpected Happens: Integrating Contingency Planning into Hydropower Asset Management, presented by J. Francois Corbeil, Entrust Solutions Group
