For Utility Structures with High Cost, Remote, or Challenging Installations
Building a reliable grid capable of delivering power to all customers requires utility
companies—regardless of size—to place some utility poles in less-than-ideal locations.
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Addressing Challenging Installations
These may include:
Rear easements
Residential backyards and commercial back lot locations can result in costly specialized equipment or cranes being required for installation.
Remote and challenging locations
Off-road locations can require expensive permanent or temporary roads to be constructed.
Wetlands
Swamps and wetlands can be challenging to access for pole replacement and new construction.
Marine installations
Some overhead lines are off-road only, or restricted to water access, significantly limit the options for transport materials & equipment to the installation location.
Adjacent to major thoroughfares
In areas where poles are located close to busy roads, a utility might not be able to close off multiple lanes to install single-piece poles.
STRONGER POLES. SIMPLER INSTALLATION.
Resilient Structures composite poles are lightweight and modular, allowing them to be:
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Carried by hand minimizing the need for access by heavy equipment, and erected by hand using a gin pole. This keeps back lot installations safe.
Nested transportation which means more poles can be delivered to site on a single truck at a much lower cost compared to alternative longer, heavy weight structures .
Brought to the project site and installed faster using lighter duty equipment than traditional pole materials, aiding in more efficient access for remote and challenging terrain.
Transported by boat, ATV, argos, snow machines, and even hand dollies when transporting to remote locations.
Installed vertically one module at a time, eliminating the need for cranes with wide outriggers which block multiple lanes and force traffic restrictions.
Composite poles from Resilient Structures can reduce the need for labor, equipment and time required for installation.
The lower cost of installation can both save money in the short term and—with minimal need for future replacement and corresponding installation costs—the total cost of ownership is significantly reduced as well.
RS Poles Solve Problems. Install Strength Anywhere
RS utility structures are commonly used in difficult to install applications across North America and abroad instead
of heavier, more difficult to transport alternatives.
THE CHALLENGE
THE CHALLENGE: LIMITED ACCESS
An Australian utility with 28,000 low voltage poles in residential and commercial backyards faced severe access limitations when replacement was necessary. Standard wooden, concrete or steel single piece poles were not a viable option.
The only multi-piece poles available for installation with a lifting beam were composite and steel. The lighter weight, non-conductive and non-corrosive composite material, along with the lower cost, made composite poles the clear choice for most of their replacement projects.
THE CHALLENGE: [FPO]
THE Solution
THE SOLUTION: MINIMAL
EQUIPMENT INSTALL
Pole replacement required only mini excavators and elevated work platforms, scaffolding and ladders and a lifting beam. The pole hole and pole base are installed by the mini excavator, alleviating the need for more substantial equipment.
THE SOLUTION: [FPO]
THE CHALLENGE
THE CHALLENGE: HIGH THREAT, REMOTE LOCATION
When designing a 22-mile 69kV transmission line, reliability was paramount. It would need to serve a critical customer and local economy micro GDP commercial complex and serve a critical customer and local economy micro GDP commercial complex, which provided services and jobs for the community.
All types of materials including wood, steel, concrete and composite were evaluated for material resistance to UV, combustion, salt contamination, corrosive soils, insects, and birds.
THE CHALLENGE
THE CHALLENGE: LIMITED ACCESS
An Australian utility with 28,000 low voltage poles in residential and commercial backyards faced severe access limitations when replacement was necessary.sustain 150 mph wind speeds Standard wooden, concrete or steel single piece poles were not a viable option.
The only multi-piece poles available for installation with a lifting beam were composite and steel. The lighter weight, non-conductive and non-corrosive composite material, along with the lower cost, made composite poles the clear choice for most of their replacement projects.
THE Solution
THE SOLUTION: STRONG, LIGHT, MODULAR POLES
Due to exposure to hurricanes and salt spray, and the threat of soil pH corrosion of steel and concrete poles, as well as logistical challenges and costly material handling, Resilient Structures composite pole provided a clear advantage.
More importantly, modular poles from Resilient Structures poles offered the ability for the utility to install 100 percent of the poles internally with their composite trained crews, minimizing the need for specialized line crews and eliminating any additional equipment requirements beyond their existing fleet.
THE Solution
THE SOLUTION: MINIMAL EQUIPMENT INSTALL
Pole replacement required only mini excavators and elevated work platforms, scaffolding and ladders and a lifting beam. The pole hole and pole base are installed by the mini excavator, alleviating the need for more substantial equipment.
