13 Investigates gets inside look power poles of the 'future'

[@GREEN.EYED.ALLYCAT86]

Who cares about the cost? They have the money to do it but won't spend because they won't make money off of it. Greed is all that it comes down to.

[@nobytes2]

Well they would make money right now instead they’re losing millions because customers aren’t using power. So, yeah they will eventually get them exactly because of grid the poles will pay for themselves.

[@masterofreality1552]

Its not their money its your money.They are not paying for anything.They pass it on to you.Thats how it works.

[@nickknepper6417]

Its not just about the pole splitting due to wind. Its the tree falling on the line.

[@rickwisnieswki9584]

It's a composite I've worked with composites for over 30 years they will not hold up there's a thing called the Sun out there that has a very big effect on composite materials

[@genespell4340]

I was wondering about that little detail. Will painting the composite poles increase the lifespan?

[@Boga217]

3 to 5 hundred or 5k per pole hmmm I forsee our utility bills skyrocketing soon.

[@John-xy1vi]

Why don't we put the power lines in the ground and we never have to worry about poles and trees again??

[@annabenedetti9699]

It maybe too expensive

[@Adam-082]

They are very vulnerable to flooding. and hard to work on since they are underground.

[@cindyjohns6222]

Water and electricity not a good mix. 😢

[@texasbeast239]

​@@cindyjohns6222 Keeping them above ground still exposes them to rain (which we get so much of), so they get hella exposed to water up in the air, and that ain't good either.

[@DonnySimpanero]

Because of cost. Big difference between clearing a fault above ground and having to excavate 1000’s of pounds of soil to clear an underground one.

[@observingfornow5667]

If they are cheaper to install and transport, why do they cost so much? Even if they cost more to manufacture, the reduction in price on the first two should keep the overall reasonable.

[@HBO1984.]

$5k? That's price gouging. 😑

[@calhountubbs4031]

Smh. The usual suspects. These people are always in the positions of power, but are never doing anything, never doing what they're supposed to do, never do what they say they're going to do, and they always get paid this big money to do it.

[@chefwhitney7793]

Whew. A lot of truth here

[@maudestinelimbrick2445]

Vote 🗳️🤏🏽better,time to fire Abbott and his cronies…by the way he left for overseas travel right before we got hit🌀💨so he wouldn’t be here to answer questions about his lying that the power grid was prepared for the storm

[@joshdobbs23]

5k is not expensive for a billion dollar company.

[@mateoleon524]

Lmao you forgot that at the end

[@genespell4340]

It is if you buy a thousand at a time.

[@joshdobbs23]

@@genespell4340 if you buy a thousand you would pay a couple million which is the equivalent of 1 executives salary,..

[@bransonwilliam5938]

I'm a lineman 25 years and this guy is a fraud!!

[@user-jp7fu7ri8e]

Explain

[@MrCalverino]

They never complain about sending billions to foreigners 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@maryannallen9885]

That has nothing to do with a private electric company
you’re talking about the government

[@MrCalverino]

@@maryannallen9885 man fck off 😹 u internet know it alls kill me 🤷🏿‍♂️😂

[@binbinky78]

Underground cables please in areas prone to hurricane & tropical storms…that’s the smartest choice

[@patwyliee8068]

Center point energy made $28 billion and paid their CEO $3 million last year I think they can afford that ❤😂❤

[@Schnellanie]

Still mindboggling that the US still doesn't put more lines underground, at least in areas that experience more hurricanes and tornadoes!

[@topcat7365]

Usually poles are pushed down not so much broken - how do these hold up in terms of foundation stability - that would be a key metric to review.

[@double-you5130]

try UNDERGROUND like in Australia..

[@nukemman]

Why not follow Florida. Bury the damn power lines. Can't knock something down if it's not standing.

[@douglasspringer1665]

Where I live in Florida we, have our power running underground and experience no power outages.

[@smoovechi1]

They are made of composites. Why is it so expensive when the product is made of junk plastic.

[@crazyt3185]

You can spend all the money you want on poles but if you don’t maintain the lines free from trees you’re doing nothing to solve the problem. Centerpoint sucks and should be held accountable. I’m getting my lawsuit ready right now and I suggest everyone else do the same.

[@user-rt5ep4ux2g]

The taxpayers and customers of the electric company need a vote on this. Their bill is gonna quadruple if they purchase these poles.

[@texasbeast239]

This is a great case where the nonbiodegradability of plastic is actually a good thing!

[@Evelyn-zg9gp]

UNDERGROUND DAMMIT

[@denniss618]

Bulk purchases and/or competing vendors will bring down that price.

[@Sue-zf5uu]

Get them!!!!

[@davidcontreras8158]

Composit only lasts 5-17 years. Wood could last longer than 35 years if treated and reinforced.

[@danm6695]

I am sure the price point on those polls are lower than you might think.

[@memo-td6um]

Instead of federal government spending money on stupid things maybe they could make make infrastructure alot better

[@stardanrex]

2 inches of snow would like a word

[@f.a.a.f.o....genx1977]

When it comes to are infrastructure the word cheap shouldn't be used at all

[@genespell4340]

Our infrastructure. Are is a widely misused word.

[@craw0808]

It won’t happen @ 5 grand per pole.

[@RitaMoore-um6dm]

why do they insist on stringing lines over our head????

[@d2thajay]

No sir. Good bye

[@intrespekt]

Don't worry Lina Hidalgo will take care of us and fix everything.... Lmao

[@amycerda]

Dora is not going to do shit

[@DarkBadger999]

Idc what they cost. And if they have these why did they just put a wooden pole in front of my house? Not a new pole, added an extra pole. Wood 🙄

[@sylviaramirez6054]

It doesn’t matter just fix the power so people can start living their lives again.

[@loriparks8657]

Your Governor is not going to allow for this to be repaired and worked Abbott made a deal with the power companies your be going through this every single year through any type of weather . When are you as taxpayers going to learn your lesson about your government ?

[@georgearreguin1081]

They are going to sell them to us at high price and they are already out of stock in temu.😂😮😂😊

[@mateoleon524]

Why are you talking about price tags? Shmh 😮 this is not joe and it’s wife buying this this is a billion dollar company

[@aksesoryabylizaluz1232]

I do not understand why they still use the wooden poll? This is United States of America. In the Philippines, they have concrete polls and always with Typhoon too, but never experience to lose power for more than a day. Now, who is more advance between these two countries??? America still very primitive 😳😳🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🙄

[@charlesdeblanc3386]

Right? We are in several ways. I would've thought steel would be a better choice.

[@deborahstewart5622]

It'd always the same in Texas.

[@davidjaap2130]

Think about how many trees would still be standing. 5 grand sounds like too much. Gouging. 🙏❤😊

[@hildamcdugald2525]

The ship a long run became spensibe

[@jasonlewis7783]

Why not put everything under ground

[@mikelindellspillow1428]

And that debt will go to the costumers

[@youtubehatestruthtellers8065]

They'll cut some back door deal and he'll be getting all your monies

[@Toniwatwin]

All electric should be underground, these will not be sustainable in the future,wirs,grid all should be underground with the tops of the grid only visible capabilities, ability to withstand flood water and ability to repair quickly!!

[@Robertnoparty]

Common sense

[@misspetit]

Do it for free than if you want to change the world.

[@cglucas44]

Yeah I'm sorry i'd like to see some evidence that they're better than wooden poles. I'm not going to take some company's word for it. And with the price tag that they have yeah it's probably still cheaper for them to put up a wooden pole and pay somebody to fix it. Say that it's cheaper in the long run but companies go with what's cheap and it was cheaper to replace them with those they would. People in the chat on the side of oh it's a billion dollar company or whatever, I think it's a little bit over your head

[@charlesdeblanc3386]

For as much profit as they see, they could sacrifice some to put back into the company. But, like every huge corporation, the only point is making shareholders money; good luck to us customers...

[@cglucas44]

@@charlesdeblanc3386 WHO CARES ABOUT THAT

[@strippedzebra2930]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaàh