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Lansdale Electric readies purchases as NYPA raises hydroelectric prices
Summary
The electric committee announced a plan to purchase a modern wire cart and trailer (not to exceed $50,000), warned that New York Power Authority hydroelectric rates rose April 1 and said staff will provide detailed projections; council members also discussed acquiring an earlier-delivery Digger Derrick truck that could save roughly a few hundred thousand dollars.
Councilman Carroll told council the electric department plans to replace an aging wire cart and trailer with a new unit not to exceed $50,000; he estimated the final cost may land between $35,000 and $40,000 after specifications.
Carroll also said the borough purchases hydroelectric power from the New York Power Authority and that NYPA will implement a price increase effective…
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