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On the recordOctober 27, 2013
And I apologize for putting it in sort of simplistic layman's language. But, in effect, the feeder cable, 6 years beyond its normal design life, was somehow impacted by this freezing which caused it to fail.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal simplifies the issue of the cable's failure due to age and freezing.

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