Attachments: Identifying—and Solving—Common Problems

Attachments: Identifying—and Solving—Common Problems
In April of 2011, the FCC adopted an order that significantly overhauled pole attachment guidelines. Among other things, this directive detailed the specific rights and obligations for pole owners and attachers regarding access, attachment rates and timeliness of the pole ...

Delayed Pole Transfer and Injury: A Serious Problem

According to a study conducted in New York State, among 1,134 non-standard conditions discovered during 2,023 utility pole ...

Utility Pole Audits: Why It’s Important to Peruse your Poles

Utility poles: Out there in the wilderness and on roadsides they stand, stoically marching through small towns and big ...

Tall, Skinny and Full of Problems: What is eating your utility poles?

Today, there are an estimated 134 million utility poles standing tall in the U.S. alone, almost one for every other person ...

Electric Utility Substation Sabotage: Stakes High for Future Security

When an unknown individual slipped into PG&E’s Metcalf Substation in April 2013 and fired a rifle on transformers ...