BC Hydro:
Why we're increasing rates: A look at how we're meeting growing electricity
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BC Hydro Wood Pole Performance
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The 'Bowen Island Study' is really a study on Salt Spring Island
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Wood Pole Test and Treat Maintenance Program - BC Hydro
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If in doubt on the effectiveness of the boron sticks, use a field bandage .....
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or
Pulled out of the Ground
The Boron stick is nowhere near the rot which is five to seven feet down
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Why we're increasing rates: A look at how we're meeting growing electricity
BC Hydro Wood Pole Performance
The 'Bowen Island Study' is really a study on Salt Spring Island
Wood Pole Test and Treat Maintenance Program - BC Hydro
If in doubt on the effectiveness of the boron sticks, use a field bandage .....
And its good to go for another 50 years
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However
In real life, not all hydro poles have such ease of access as that which the study used on Bowen Island
In real life, not all hydro poles have such ease of access as that which the study used on Bowen Island
A City of North Vancouver Park Hydro Pole
Google Earth KML Files
BC Hydro Pole at Yellow Marker above
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looks kind of rotten down near the ground
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But that's okay because it has a Full Bandage Wrap
But that's okay because it has a Full Bandage Wrap
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The Boron Sticks????
When the angle of the dangle ...... is on a 45 degree slope
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(White line projection) pops out the other side one foot below the ground
When the angle of the dangle ...... is on a 45 degree slope
or
Pulled out of the Ground
The Boron stick is nowhere near the rot which is five to seven feet down
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Concrete-replacement-for-wood-BC-Hydo-Poles of the 1970s - 1980s which was a promise to ratepayers that the BC Hydro poles would never ROT
Was true.
But then there's been no mention of the minor detail that the structural galvanized metal inside the concrete poles, would, and did, RUST out.
Was true.
But then there's been no mention of the minor detail that the structural galvanized metal inside the concrete poles, would, and did, RUST out.
Result: Another failed experiment that continues to drive up the cost of electricity today
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| Spun Beaton Concrete Pole now used as an Ashtray |
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| Therefore Many Ashtrays, or crushed for use on highway projects. |
Spun Beaton Concrete Poles manufactured in Kamloops 1980's
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Kamloops This Week:
“Concrete poles, they’ve been around a long time — since the ‘70s,” BC Hydro community relations manager Dag Sharman told KTW.“We identified a potential safety issue with the concrete poles and that’s why they’re being replaced.”Highland Powerlines is the contractor BC Hydro has hired to switch out a number of concrete poles in the Kamloops area, and project manager Rob Oleksyn said the issue has to do with the steel re-enforcement inside the concrete.“There’s an electrolysis issue they’re having,” he said.“The concrete is a conductor because it’s got steel inside.“It’s causing the bolts to fail. It’s actually deteriorating the galvanized bolt inside the concrete pole.”Oleksyn said a worst-case scenario would likely see a downed line, but Sharman said no issues have been reported and the switch back to wood is a precautionary measure.
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