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Composite Poles Stand Up to Texas Tornado
Composite Poles Stand Up to Texas Tornado
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nOct. 13, 2009 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- CALGARY, Oct. 13 /CNW/ -- Resin Systems Inc. (\"RS\") (RS - TSX), a technology innovator and manufacturer of advanced composite products for infrastructure markets, announces its RStandard(R) poles have withstood an important field test in Lajitas, Texas - a direct hit by a tornado. In spite of high winds and swirling debris, the RStandard poles demonstrated their worth and capability in hardening the Rio Grande Electric Cooperative, Inc. (\"RGEC\") grid. RGEC maintains over 9,400 miles of distribution line and 143 miles of transmission line in west Texas and southern New Mexico comprising an area over 27,000 square miles.Dan Laws, general manager and chief executive officer for RGEC, stated, \"A tornado touched down in Lajitas on October 7th. Several homes in the area had roofs ripped completely off. We had padmounted transformers and junction boxes swept completely off their pads! We lost eight 40 ft. Class 3 wooden poles on our brand new Study Butte-Lajitas 34.5kV 3Ø line. These were snapped off like toothpicks two feet above the ground. RGEC Operations reported that the RStandard composite poles that we installed in this area 'did not budge at all.' \"Even before the tornado struck, RGEC was already considering the purchase of additional RStandard poles for several projects because of their favorable previous experience installing RStandard poles. Obviously, the RGEC is now even more impressed with RStandard composite pole technology.\"If we could afford to replace all our poles tomorrow with the RStandard pole, we would do it given the increased strength, durability and reliability that we believe these poles would provide.\" stated Larry T. Powell, director of engineering for RGEC.Paul Giannelia, president and chief executive officer of RS, stated, \"The fact that our poles withstood this tornado proves our RStandard poles are the most reliable and robust pole technology on the market. Combining the strength of our poles with our industry-leading lifetime guarantee and 41-year warranty gives utilities like RGEC confidence they are providing a higher level of reliable electric service to their customers.\"About Rio Grande Electric Cooperative, Inc.Rio Grande Electric Cooperative, Inc., headquartered in Brackettville, TX, is a member-owned, non-profit electric cooperative...