EPA, or Effective Projected Area, measures the size of the cross-sectional area of a fixture and its components as seen by the wind. This determines the overall strength of a fixture and the amount of ...

Wood, steel, and concrete are commonly used materials for power poles. However, fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) offers a relatively lightweight, safe, and resilient alternative, which also offers a ...

Recently, I wrote about incomplete utility pole upgrades after a Santa Rosa resident wrote in about pieces of old poles and equipment left hanging—literally—long after Pacific Gas & Electric Co. came ...

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 ...