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OFE · Owner-Furnished Equipment

Gear the owner buys directly and free-issues to the contractor; it strips contractor margin and controls the order date but transfers schedule and interface risk back.

Current numbers

~128–160+ wkHV/substation transformer lead time (≈144 wk GSU; up to ~60 mo constrained) — OFE-by-default, pre-GCas of 2026 · register ↗
~128–160+ wkstandard power-transformer lead time (to ~4–5 yr in constrained markets) — the OFE long poleas of 2026 · register ↗

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