October 2019

Cities want more underground utilities after increased outages

This was originally sent out as our October 2019 Electric Industry NewsletterI. With outages increasing, city advocates for more underground utilities.Experiencing nine major outages that have effected more than 17,000 people since July, city officials of Shenandoah and the The Woodlands in Texas are looking for answers.Constant outages have created a reliability problem, which affects

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City receives $8.5 million FEMA grant to underground utilities

This was originally sent out as our October 2019 Telecommunications Industry NewsletterI. City receives $8.5 million FEMA grant to underground utilitiesThe city of Palm Beach, Florida has been awarded $8.5 million to remove utility polls and bury overhead power lines.The grant was part of FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs fund, that became available after the president’s declaration

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