Whats up with all the power poles that have recently fallen over? One event even killed somebody. HECO says they inspect the nearly 70,000 poles on oahu at least every six years.....WHAT? I'd say they need to be inspected every year. one spokesman says that if people want to pay more they will inspect more. WHAT? I say that they are putting profits over public safety. Dont you think not having your power poles rot away and fall on people and killing them is "owning a power company 101"
oahu is not alone in this problem.....it happens on the big island enough to be worrisome as well.
i am sure that Heco's business model is for increased profits every year and that there model is based upon the expenses of the current inspection schedule that isnt working very well.....some one is going to have to talk to the stockholders and let them know that it is time for some capital to be put back into their investments so that they dont KILL people. Many places in th eworld that have problems with wooden pole are going exclusivly with concrete poles manufactured locally. Costa Rica adeveloping third world country has gone this route and is providing jobs and these poles wont rot.
I have friend in oregon who is now retired from Pacific Power....his job was to inspect all the poles in a large geographic area....larger than oahu.... he inspected the poles once year....and they had a subcontractor inspect the poles that where taller than 70'.....but all poles where inspected annually.... rarely did they have poles fallover.only during the worst storms was there any issues.
what say you?
oahu is not alone in this problem.....it happens on the big island enough to be worrisome as well.
i am sure that Heco's business model is for increased profits every year and that there model is based upon the expenses of the current inspection schedule that isnt working very well.....some one is going to have to talk to the stockholders and let them know that it is time for some capital to be put back into their investments so that they dont KILL people. Many places in th eworld that have problems with wooden pole are going exclusivly with concrete poles manufactured locally. Costa Rica adeveloping third world country has gone this route and is providing jobs and these poles wont rot.
I have friend in oregon who is now retired from Pacific Power....his job was to inspect all the poles in a large geographic area....larger than oahu.... he inspected the poles once year....and they had a subcontractor inspect the poles that where taller than 70'.....but all poles where inspected annually.... rarely did they have poles fallover.only during the worst storms was there any issues.
what say you?
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