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"Pole Loading Basics: Fundamentals for Modern Utility Infrastructure"

Modernizing utility infrastructure starts at the pole. This eBook breaks down the key forces, risks, and best practices behind pole loading -- and how to optimize your approach for safety, compliance, and grid resilience.

Overloaded poles are more than a structural issue — they’re a liability.

Between aging infrastructure, rising electricity demands, and intensifying weather events, utility providers face more pressure than ever to ensure safe, compliant, and resilient overhead systems. That starts with understanding pole loading.

This eBook provides in-depth insights on the fundamentals of pole loading and offers a practical framework for assessing, modeling, and improving your utility’s approach — from field standards and design principles to the use of modern analysis tools like SPIDAcalc.

Inside, you’ll learn:

• What pole loading is and why it’s mission-critical for safety and reliability
• How different types of external forces impact pole stability
• The financial and operational risks of overbuilding or underbuilding poles
• Key variables to consider during loading analysis (equipment, environment, aging, and more)
• How optimizing your pole loading workflow improves grid integrity, reliability, and long-term costs
• What to look for in modern pole loading software and how to enable proactive asset health

Whether you’re a utility engineer/designer, asset manager, or reliability leader, this guide will give you the foundational knowledge and best practices needed to build safer, stronger infrastructure — one pole at a time.

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