Please also make sure that
1) nothing is redstone powering your storage unit or the transformers you expect to step the voltage down.
2) there are sufficiently few wires between the source and destination such that power is still able to reach it.
2) I hadnt even though of, it seems this may be the cause since my macerators on the bottom are receiving power but the top floor isnt, testing now
yep that was it, thank you all!