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

Posted by Ashley Little on Apr 25, 2014
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 in the country.[1] To say that all exist in varying states of repair and disrepair is an understatement. A wide variety of issues from age to wildlife ...
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Electric Utility Substation Sabotage: Stakes High for Future Security

Posted by Ashley Little on Apr 24, 2014
When an unknown individual slipped into PG&E’s Metcalf Substation in April 2013 and fired a rifle on transformers ...
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On a Roll: Reducing Expenses with Timely Utility Pole Inspections

Posted by Ashley Little on Apr 01, 2014
A Google search for “storm damage, power poles” turns up roughly 1.8 million hits. That is a lot of news stories, white ...
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Lawsuits and Liability: When Poles Break, You May Pay

Posted by Ashley Little on Mar 25, 2014
Accidents involving utility poles happen. Many involve automobiles toppling or breaking poles in crashes — a situation pole ...
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New Rules for California Utility Poles

Posted by Ashley Little on Mar 18, 2014
Three downed utility poles in Malibu, CA resulted in the burning of more than 4,521 acres, the payment of $63.5 million in ...
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