The winter storm exposed the grid’s real weakness: lots of old poles

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.
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IID Launches Five-Year Program to Replace 8,000 Power Poles

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 ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal

NV Energy replaces power poles downed by Las Vegas storm

Two weeks after a fierce dust storm toppled roughly 70 wooden utility poles across the Las Vegas Valley, crippling businesses on east Tropicana Avenue, NV Energy confirmed it has replaced the downed ...
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A show on the high wire.....but it's serious work and not the circus

There was plenty of action in the sky on Milam Street just a few blocks east of the Jasper County Jail on Wednesday as ...