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Many electric utilities, including Memphis Light, Gas & Water (MLGW), began installing underground residential electric (URD) facilities in the late 1960s. The earliest URD customers at MLGW were served by paper-insulated lead-covered (PILC) type cable which has a very good service history but was expensive and time-consuming to install. In an effort to install URD facilities at a comparable cost...