HeyBub wrote:

It may even be worse.

The transformers at large sub-stations are one-offers. That is, they
are specifically made for the requirements of the specific sub-
station - there are no spares. Each transformer, moreover, can take
up to two years from design to delivery.

Why didn't they de-energize them *before* they dammaged themselves by
blowing up?

Why didn't they de-energize the system an hour or so before the main
brunt of the hurricane came ashore?

Stupid asses.