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 ...

When trees grow, they absorb carbon dioxide from the air, which helps reduce greenhouse gases. This carbon stays stored in the wood even after the trees are turned into power poles, making timber a ...

Two wooden power poles were snapped off by the wind Thursday morning on SW Hamberland Avenue. The power went out but some there say it could've been worse. "I heard a little wind and then we lost ...

While 16 wooden poles were knocked out of service, every composite pole remained standing, requiring minimal maintenance, stated Entergy Texas. "When distribution poles stand tall following a severe ...

The growing threat of wildfires led the Bonneville Power Administration to take another step in its ongoing effort to protect critical infrastructure from wildfire damage. This new initiative centers ...

The process of forest growth captures carbon in the cells of the wood and the carbon is held captive in the forests. Additionally, the carbon continues to be held in the cells of wood that is used for ...

SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — The Power Dam Road Fire continues to impact northwestern Mellette County and it has already also caused damage to more than 30 power poles. According to the Cherry-Todd ...

Third Street as Logansport Utilities’ steel pole installations begin. Announced in May 2023, new eighty-foot steel 69 kV (kilovolt)/13.8 kV transmission poles will replace current old wood 69 kV/13.8 ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A man has been arrested after he allegedly set a power pole on fire in northwest Fresno. Just before 4 p.m. Saturday, Fresno firefighters responded to Shaw Avenue near ...

A Central Whidbey man who cut down power poles and was arrested by SWAT teams after a day-long siege of his home last month is not competent to stand trial, according to an evaluation by a state ...

The company said during July and August it installed more than 1,100 stronger poles, trimmed vegetation along 2,000 miles of power lines and launched a new outage tracker it promised would work ...