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Storms tough on power supplier - From pm 1. for the public meeting. 91)" “One of the high-voltage cables, the 44,000-volt cable, it was breaking down," Mr. Smeaton said. The insulation was deteriorating, causâ€" ing intermittent faults, but the problem was undetectable and would correct itself with the flip of a breaker, according to Mr. Smeaton. But on Aug. 25 in the early morning hours, “that cable finally failed violently," he said. “That.44,000-volt system should be restored to normal (last night) or this weekend.” The second issue, which afiected the same customers in Stouflville’s east end south of Hoover Park Drive, had to do with a 16,000- volt system failure. “We had a bad switching unit in a subdivi~ sion underground," Mr. Smeaton said. “It was knocking out the feeder.” That system, along with two other simi- lady-aged switching units are being replaced. 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