KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Kalamazoo is one of the cities that will soon be getting an upgrade to its wooden utility poles from Consumers Energy. The utility company plans on replacing the old wooden ...

Wildfires have been increasing in size and damage for the last 30 years, and higher temperatures have led to drier conditions, increased drought and longer fire seasons. According to the National ...

Woodpecker damage to wooden utility poles is increasing, leading to higher replacement costs and operational challenges for utilities. Strategies such as replacing wooden poles with metal or concrete, ...

JACKSON, Mich. — Consumers Energy is set to install 1,200 iron utility poles in areas of Michigan in hopes of improving the reliability of the state's electrical grid. The new iron poles are said to ...

Anyone driving around Knox County may be used to seeing ugly, run-down wooden utility poles. They're on the county's property but privately owned, which creates a mess of "whose problem is it" when an ...

MANITOWOC – Manitowoc Public Utilities has hired Mi-Tech Services, Inc., to inspect wooden utility poles throughout the city. Inspections will be done in the northeast quadrant of the city, east of ...