Tillamook PUD has contracted with National Wood Treating Co. to perform detailed inspections and treatments on wood power poles throughout the Tillamook PUD electric system. The power poles scheduled ...

In order to maintain existing operations in respect of the Overhead Line Network, A direct award is required to source Wood Poles in additional to that in existing contracts. A renewal Procurement ...

In the rolling farmlands outside Kampala, Uganda, an independent field study is shedding fresh light on a perennial infrastructure challenge: wooden utility poles that succumb to rot and termites long ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — As the chance of thunderstorms increases in the Las Vegas Valley, officials from NV Energy said they have completed replacing wood poles with more durable materials able to ...

The past several years have brought many changes to the North American Electric Utility industry. A historic rise in steel prices, skyrocketing energy costs and an increase in T&D construction, have ...

Your device does not support the audio. WOOD RIVER — Authorities arrested John Davis early Friday morning, July 18, 2025, after a standoff at an apartment near the Wood River Police Station, following ...

Abstract: Wood poles comprise a portion of the power utility's aging infrastructure that make a significant impact on customer's reliability. A large number may fail under the influence of severe wind ...

A man armed with a metal pole decided to upsize, when he was confronted by a man wielding a baseball bat. The bizarre incident unfolded at a Canongate address, in central Dunedin, after reports of a ...

KENDALL, Mich. — A wanted fugitive tried to blow up law enforcement officers during an intense standoff on Friday in rural Van Buren County. The incident unfolded just west of Kendall, Mich. Deputies ...

The Brenham City Council today (Thursday) accepted a bid for the inspection of wood utility poles around the city. A map of the streets in Brenham where wood utility poles will be inspected. (City of ...

In recent years there has been growing concern over the atmospheric build-up of greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide, as a cause for global warming. The science underlying this concern has ...