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Council adds emergency agenda item and approves purchase of two Eaton regulators for substation
Summary
Council amended the agenda to add a last‑minute resolution authorizing the purchase of two Eaton regulators to replace a failed unit at the Nichols substation; staff said lead times are short but delivery is expected in roughly eight weeks.
The Fairhope City Council voted on Sept. 22 to amend the agenda and approve a resolution authorizing an emergency purchase of two Eaton regulators to replace a failed regulator at the Nichols substation and to provide a spare unit for future reliability.
Ben, an electric‑utility staff member, explained the urgency: an internal failure occurred at the Nichols substation and a spare on hand also failed. Staff recommended procuring two replacement Cooper/Eaton regulators…
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