In common with utilities around the world, parts of Eskom’s medium-voltage distribution network in South Africa suffer from pole-top fires, adversely impacting reliability. A.K. Persadh studied this ...

HUMBLE — A Canada-based company that manufactures power poles, which it says are better able to withstand severe weather than traditional wooden ones, has opened a distribution and production facility ...

For over a century, wood pole structures have been used to support overhead powerlines. Over time, as the utility industry expanded, the basic wood pole structure has evolved, but regardless of ...