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New Green Cable Truck Developed At Con Edison
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US Fed News Service, Including US State News
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February 21, 2008
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Consolidated Edison issued the following news release:
After working for 23 years upgrading Con Edison's electrical equipment in city streets, veteran employee Anthony F. Prettitore understood the need to develop new "green" vehicles while reducing the time city streets are closed during repair work. The outcome: A more powerful vehicle that pulls 13,000-and 27,000-volt cable more quickly and safely reducing the time streets are closed for construction work.
"In addition to making these trucks safer for our employees, all New Yorkers benefit since the vehicles expedite cable removal and installation, frequently eliminating the need to dig up streets that can inconvenience pedestrians and ...