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Committee forwards Eversource easement resolution pending outreach materials; project will replace 1974 underground transmission cables
Summary
The committee voted to send a mayoral resolution to full council with a favorable recommendation, pending copies of outreach mailers and surveys; Eversource plans phased replacement of aging 115 kV fluid-filled cables with XLPE cable, involving vaults, trenching, detours and bilingual outreach beginning later this summer.
The Hartford City Public Works, Parks, Recreation and Environmental Committee voted to forward a mayoral resolution authorizing Eversource to obtain easements on city property for a citywide project to replace aging underground transmission lines. The committee’s favorable recommendation is conditioned on Eversource providing copies of resident mailers and the bilingual survey materials requested by council members.
Eversource representatives said the project replaces two 115 kV underground lines installed in 1974 that use high‑pressure fluid‑filled cable no longer produced by manufacturers. Jonathan Frigno, Eversource government affairs, told the committee: “These lines that are currently underground were installed back in the early 1970s, and they are fluid filled basically an oil filled transmission line. This sort of line is coming out of production.” The new cable type will be XLPE — a solid insulation technology without fluid-filled components.
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