Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – FPL is converting 230 main power line poles for 4,700 customers across Bay County. They are replacing ...

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 ...

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline The winter storm exposed the grid’s real weakness: lots of old poles on Jan 28, 2026.

The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) Board of Directors has approved a five-year plan to replace more than 8,000 wooden power poles across its 6,000-square-mile service area. The $43.6 million ...

More intense storms fueled by climate change are knocking down more limbs and trees. That takes a toll on power lines, sometimes knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses ...