Electric Utility Substation Sabotage: Stakes High for Future Security

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 causing more than $15 million in damage, many in the utility industry considered it a security game-changer. “It was a pretty big attack on a major ...

On a Roll: Reducing Expenses with Timely Utility Pole Inspections

A Google search for “storm damage, power poles” turns up roughly 1.8 million hits. That is a lot of news stories, white ...

Lawsuits and Liability: When Poles Break, You May Pay

Accidents involving utility poles happen. Many involve automobiles toppling or breaking poles in crashes — a situation pole ...

New Rules for California Utility Poles

Three downed utility poles in Malibu, CA resulted in the burning of more than 4,521 acres, the payment of $63.5 million in ...

Protecting Utility Poles from Wildfires

On average, there are between 60,000 and 80,000 wildfires that occur in the United States each year, burning anywhere from 3 ...