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CO muni preserves underground cable with silicone
 
Utility Info. Program/Project Specs.
Name: Colorado Springs Utilities
City: Colorado Springs
State(s)/Province(s): CO
Utility Type: Municipality
# Customers: 100,000 - 250,000
URL:   http://www.csu.org/
Category: Transmission & Distribution-Transmission and Distribution Efficiency/Upgrades
Sector:
Phone: (719) 448-4800
Entered: 3/26/2012
Updated: 3/18/2013

Summary
 About seventy-five percent of Colorado Springs Utilities' lines are underground. To extend the life of these lines, the muni injected silicone fluid through the cable to fill holes in the insulation.


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