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Budget committee approves emergency repair request for Moccasin Powerhouse Unit 2

Budget and Finance Committee · November 2, 2017
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Summary

The committee recommended approval of an emergency declaration to repair a failed transformer at Moccasin Powerhouse Unit 2, with estimated costs not to exceed $400,000; staff said the outage risked Hetch Hetchy water deliveries if the remaining unit failed.

The Budget and Finance Committee recommended that the full Board approve an emergency declaration from the Public Utilities Commission to repair bus work and bushings on Moccasin Powerhouse Unit 2's step‑up transformer, with an estimated cost not to exceed $400,000.

Steve Ritchie, assistant general manager…

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