SPRINGFIELD – Nearly a year ago, a powerful storm swept across New Hampshire, breaking about 200 power poles. Lines on the ground. Lights out. Heat out. And it was Christmas Eve. “Rapid Pole” to the ...

Utility poles make so many things possible. The National Electrical Safety Code says the standard height of the poles is 35 feet. They serve as the intersections for the utilities supporting modern ...

The electric power distribution system in the U.S. has over 55 million miles of power lines with over 180 million utility poles. Utility poles line our streetways, and highways and carry power to ...

Local utilities say they proactively take care of and repair leaning telephone poles. An Enterprise reader recently reached out noting that she'd noticed quite a few utility or telephone poles that ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — “So many utility poles on the Island look like they’re about to collapse!” That comment, posted to Instagram, highlights a phenomenon Staten Island is all too familiar with.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Utility poles are ubiquitous on most roads across Northeast Ohio. And, oddly enough, so is seeing two poles that are fastened or tied together. It’s common to see a tall, new-looking ...

MASSACHUSETTS. ONCE YOU SEE THEM, YOU CAN’T UNSEE THEM. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT DOUBLE UTILITY POLES. THAT’S WHEN A NEW POLE IS PUT IN THE GROUND AND THE OLD ONE IS CUT OFF. AND STAPLED TO IT. THEY ARE ...

Utility poles are such a common part of our landscape that your Watchdog rarely notices them. Our brains are so trained to filter them out that the only time these ubiquitous pieces of modern ...

Short answer: No. Long answer: We learn how CenterPoint Energy maintains power lines and utility poles in the Houston area. Last month, Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy acknowledged its involvement in ...

LOS ANGELES - Many Angelenos living in areas where power lines are being undergrounded-such as along Pacific Coast Highway-are beginning to realize that while the wires may disappear, the utility ...