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Environment & Energy

bucolic_frolic

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32. Old poles wear out and are being maintained with wraps and underground injections

Reply to NickB79 (Original post)

Sat Nov 11, 2023, 08:01 PM

Nov 2023

They put a metal wrap around several poles near me. About 6-8' tall with large clamps. Also they test for the structure of the pole by drilling into it. Then a crew comes with a truck and sticks a probe down into the ground under the pole and some kind of liquid mixture is injected under pressure, probably a quick set epoxy. I saw a crew doing this, or by the apparatus they had that is what I believe they were doing.

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We're Going To Have To Cut Down A Lot Of Big Trees To Upgrade The Electric Grid For EVs [View all] NickB79 Nov 2023 OP

Sounds like Big Oil propaganda DoBW Nov 2023 #1

Yeah... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #15

We could try burying those lines. thucythucy Nov 2023 #2

I agree, there's a lot of places where lines can, and should be buried. patphil Nov 2023 #11

Transmission Professionals Group: Overhead vs. Underground Power: Why Do We Use Both Locations? OKIsItJustMe Nov 2023 #30

One wonders then how the Europeans have managed so well thucythucy Nov 2023 #33

Well, the article does not seem to say that suspending the cables is clearly preferable OKIsItJustMe Nov 2023 #34

Going underground... Tikki Nov 2023 #3

Oh, it's more than that. Jirel Nov 2023 #4

My understanding is TX has one of the highest solar and wind KWh rates in the US Fiendish Thingy Nov 2023 #8

Doesn't have to come from fossil fuels Blues Heron Nov 2023 #9

You do realize... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #16

Well if you look at the math EV's have a lower carbon footprint CentralMass Nov 2023 #17

Did you consider.... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #23

I posted this before about a search engine that plants trees depending on your sereaches Maraya1969 Nov 2023 #5

Sold! DoBW Nov 2023 #6

Ever hear of underground power lines? Fiendish Thingy Nov 2023 #7

Underground is much more expensive to install NickB79 Nov 2023 #12

This article was about the periodic replacement of wood poles Fiendish Thingy Nov 2023 #13

It's about replacing existing poles with larger poles NickB79 Nov 2023 #19

or other materials to be used. Think. Again. Nov 2023 #24

Sure. Steel could be subbed in NickB79 Nov 2023 #25

Or any other suitable material. Think. Again. Nov 2023 #26

It takes 1.6 tons of ore to yield 1 ton of steel NickB79 Nov 2023 #29

My personal experience with power lines RainCaster Nov 2023 #35

Interesting. Some more info: sl8 Nov 2023 #10

UH-OH!... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #14

If that's all you got from the article NickB79 Nov 2023 #20

It's a false concern.... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #22

I for one am quite concerned about harvesting old growth timber NickB79 Nov 2023 #27

Yes, we WILL be screwed... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #31

Let's build a society where people are not forced to own or subsidize cars. hunter Nov 2023 #18

Hear, hear! (nt) CoopersDad Nov 2023 #36

Don't worry, be happy. Clear cut forests make great former wilderness for wind turbine industrial parks. NNadir Nov 2023 #21

we need to do a massive upgrade of our Voltaire2 Nov 2023 #28

Old poles wear out and are being maintained with wraps and underground injections bucolic_frolic Nov 2023 #32