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<br />Tri-County Electric Cooperative Power Line A <br /> <br />I <br />I. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />1998 winter ice storms brought heavy mechanical stress to the overhead power line's <br />poles, hardware and wire. As a result, the line was weakened and its ability to <br />withstand normal stress brought about by natural forces was in1paired. As a result of <br />these damages, the line would become more vulnerable to each storm. Approxin1ately <br />770 people depended on the electricity provided by this line. An outage hour in this <br />area cost the eooperative $2,087 per hour. The damaged line had a value of $1.1 million <br />over the next 35 years. The proposed replacement line had a cost totaling $217,059 over <br />the same timeframe. <br /> <br />Benefits <br /> <br />By replacing the overall line with underground cable, the threat of damage from ice <br />and wind is elirninated. The use of the underground cable will also eliminate" sagging" <br />which all damaged power lines will experience over time. Property and economic <br />losses due to unexpected electrical outages will be reduced. <br /> <br />Project Cost <br />$316,641 <br /> <br />Funding Source <br />Tri-Coiunty Electric Cooperative <br />FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program <br />