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Optimize and Harden your Utility Infrastructure

Learn about the advantages of using steel utility poles, how to get training, and sign up for our newsletter to stay on top of exciting developments!

Optimize and Harden your Utility Infrastructure

Learn about the advantages of using steel utility poles, how to get training, and sign up for our newsletter to stay on top of exciting developments!

Engineered Product

Designed to American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) criteria, National Electric Safety Code (NESC) minimum load requirements. Material and manufacturing satisfies ASTM International specifications. Welding meets American Welding Society (AWS) specifications. Steel poles are extremely strong and reliable with uniform dimensions and strength, without twists, knots, splits, or bows.

Lightweight

Through design, a steel pole is a lighter product – at least 30 percent lighter than wood. Lighter weight can reduce the cost of transportation, handling, and construction. These advantages can be even more pronounced for remote location installations.

Low Maintenance

Steel has proven to retain its strength and shape over many years. There is minimal need for tightening hardware to compensate for pole shrinkage. They are impervious to damage caused by rot, insects, or woodpeckers eliminating the need to inspect for these issues.

Safe

Less need of inspection reduces exposure of workers to risk. Because they are conductive, they do not require a dedicated ground wire. They will not burn, so ground and pole-top fires a non-issue. Where wooden poles tend to shear from vehicle impact, steel is able to bend keeping energized lines away from people.

Convenient

Steel poles can be factory pre-drilled, which minimizes time spent by construction crews preparing poles for installation. Steel poles offer flexibility and an economical alternative for guying and strength problems at angles and dead ends.

Hot Line

Steel poles are safe to install or maintain under hot line or energized working conditions. No matter if the pole is wood or steel, proper procedure is essential when working with live lines

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Below you will find a collection of resources to assist you in learning more about and utilizing steel utility poles.

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Introduction

The steel utility pole is an engineered product. It is designed to American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) criteria, National Electric Safety Code (NESC) minimum load requirements, and uses material and manufacturing to ASTM International specifications and welding to American Welding Society (AWS) specifications. The result is an extremely strong and reliable product with uniform dimensions and strength, but without twists, knots, splits or bows. Through design, a steel pole is a lighter product — at least 30 percent lighter than wood.

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About the Coalition

The Steel Utility Pole Coalition is a coalition of industry groups, manufacturers and end-users whose goal is to promote steel poles for use in sub-transmission (69kv and below) and distribution through education, research, and marketing. Mission: a coalition of companies and organizations developed to address issues relating to the education, operations, sustainability, and technical research of steel utility structures in North America. Scope: steel distribution, under 69 kv, and steel sub-transmission, 69kv – 230kv.