Posted on Sep 1, 2024
US Energy Says 20,000 New Linemen Needed for Rising Electricity Needs
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Billy Lang is a commercial truck driver, medic, tree-trimmer, pole-climber, high-wire engineer, and whatever else it takes to keep the lights on.
Lang, 33, of New Milford, Connecticut, is a Class B Journeyman Lineman, one of about 120,000 who tend 450,000 miles of powerlines, 180 million utility poles, and 2.7 million transmission towers across the United States, according to the Department of Energy.
“It’s a great job if you don’t mind working outside and are comfortable with heights,” he said.
Lang, 33, of New Milford, Connecticut, is a Class B Journeyman Lineman, one of about 120,000 who tend 450,000 miles of powerlines, 180 million utility poles, and 2.7 million transmission towers across the United States, according to the Department of Energy.
“It’s a great job if you don’t mind working outside and are comfortable with heights,” he said.
US Energy Says 20,000 New Linemen Needed for Rising Electricity Needs
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I've found many area of New developments that underground utilities are being installed instead of New poles to decrease the effect on losing power due to weather and for instance tree or branch falls on power lines. Existing above ground power lines of course need to have trees and other items that could fall and take down lines trimmed or removed. Many places in our area that I look there is new construction which certainly does increase the demand for electricity and also new power plants have be constructed in our area.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
Cpl Vic Burk - I've had the same thing happen here to the wires from falling trees or large branches. My house was built in 1962 but We had updated it extensively and even put an addition on our home. I do have some huge trees on our property. You can see some of those trees in the two pictures of My house shown here.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
The phone and electric wires some in from the street on the left side of the house but far enough back You can't see them on this picture. stone wall from the 1700s separates our yard from the street which is all tree lined. (All the Pavement You see here though is parts of My own Driveway and NOT the street.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
I think many states are using Florida as an example for getting power to homes. Every new development here is underground for all utilities, the only poles to be seen are for street lighting. Right now power companies here are in the process of converting above ground transmission to underground, but that's a slow and expensive project. BTW your home reminds me of our home in New Hampshire.
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Amn Roger Omberg
My Mothers brother woked on the hi lines in the state of Texas, but after His working Buddy was killed by a hi power line failure to shut down the power, He gat a new job working with horses, so my point is for safety. sake I would opt for under ground power!
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I had a neighbor in New Hampshire who was a lineman. One of our winter chores was occasionally having to shovel snow off the roof to keep from getting ice dams. He always got a kick out of the fact that me the flyer was scared of the height of being on a roof.
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Amn Roger Omberg
Some folks do not understand the terrific danger with standing up on top of an icy slippery roof, OH WELL!
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The other day when I was filling my gas tank there was a crew across the street installing a new power pole. The old one had been previously removed and hauled away. Since the station wasn't busy I stayed and watched for a while. The top end of the pole was attached to a crane and there were 2 men doing their best to maneuver it into the pre dug hole. While watching I counted 9 other men standing by doing absolutely nothing to aid the 2 wrestling with the pole. I decided to leave. The major power company was sold to a Canadian outfit a few years ago, so I can't say if it's their law or ours requiring so many people to be on site during such undertakings. At any rate all their wages are on everyone's electric bill.
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Amn Roger Omberg
WE all learned a valuable lesson from your keen vision, I think this is CAKLES INSANE POLICY PUT TO WORK!, also I think of this, SHE picked this 2nd dude as VP? What? HE is a plant from CHINA.
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