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.

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – FPL is converting 230 main power line poles for 4,700 customers across Bay County. They are replacing wood poles with concrete structures on the main power lines. Any wooden ...

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 (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 ...