Power pole inspection and replacement happens year-round. APS inspects 33,000 poles each year to check for damage or weakening areas of the grid.

AEP says the steel poles can withstand around 100 mph winds. In 2012, straight-line winds took down power poles on Hamilton Road.

Differences exist in electrocution rates of birds on wooden versus metal power poles. However, mitigation measures effective on wooden power poles have not solved electrocution problems on metal poles ...

PSEG last month recently removed dozens of giant steel poles in Eastport at a cost to ratepayers of about $12 million. Some residents say the more than 200 remaining present a roadside hazard.

In Forestville, PG&E needs the large steel poles to support the needed transformers, sensors and switching gear while withstanding maximum wind speeds predicted for the area, according to ...

Wooden utility poles will be replaced with steel poles along Stone Harbor Boulevard, similar to the ones along Sea Isle Boulevard. Wednesday August 19, 2015. Dale Gerhard ...

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Florida Power & Light Co. has started a 10-year project to harden its infrastructure to prepare for hurricanes, after critics said its power poles weren't maintained well enough to withstand storms.

Some are of the poles are steel; some are concrete; some are wood; and some weigh 10,000 pounds. The poles needed to restore Puerto Rico’s power network are shipping through Port Canaveral.