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Lansdale committee reviews electric-department plans: EV truck purchase, ordinance draft, deposit changes and apprenticeship program
Summary
Lansdale's electric committee previewed an EV service truck purchase, a draft electric service ordinance, a plan to phase out customer deposits, a QPHL resilience study and a Department of Labor-accredited apprenticeship program at the Feb. 5 work session.
The Lansdale Borough electric committee reported several operational items and policy proposals at the Feb. 5 work session, including a planned electric vehicle purchase, updates to the borough's electric ordinance, a proposed change to customer-deposit practices, a regional resilience study and a new apprenticeship accreditation for linemen.
Council members said the electric department plans to request purchase of a Ford Lightning electric service vehicle for metering and related work, not to exceed $58,000; the borough intends to power the vehicle from the Lansdale solar array and will pursue a potential state rebate of about $7,500 if available. Council members described the purchase as replacing a service vehicle and noted…
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