6 ways Bolstering Power Networks Strengthens the Grid

• stronger poles can withstand up to 145 mph winds
• insulated lines protect against arcing and short circuiting
• bury lines to avoid damage, some estiamte that’s $3million per mile
• sensors & reclosers to re-route power
• weather station installation knowledge is power
• wildfire cameras to immediate assess power and reconstruction needs

Wall Street Journal | What Utilities Can Do to Strengthen the Grid