Local News Northwest Seattle City Light CEO: Inspections offered no signs that 26 wooden power poles might break April 6, 2019 at 11:26 am Updated April 9, 2019 at 10:58 am ...

Back-to-back storms have taken a toll on electrical infrastructure – particularly old wooden electrical poles, Joshua Rhodes, an energy research scientist at UT Austin, told CNN.

Florida Power and Light crews on Friday removed the region’s last wooden transmission pole near Northwest 52nd Avenue. All structures will now be either steel or concrete.

Updated: Apr 24, 2024 / 05:14 PM CDT NAVARRE, Fla. (WKRG) — As hurricane season approaches, Florida Power and Light is looking to increase storm resiliency to their power grid in Northwest Florida.

As for the poles, in a 2019 Hawaiian Electric regulatory document, the company said its 60,000 poles, nearly all wood, were vulnerable because they were already old and Hawaii is in a “severe ...

Pole-mounted electric vehicle chargers might be a great and cost-effective way to build EV infrastructure. Melrose, MA, demonstrates how the chargers can make EVs easier to charge in cities.