As part of our annual maintenance program. We’re:
- inspecting poles and the cables that anchor them to the ground
- inspecting hardware and cross arms on top of the poles
Why We’re Doing It
We have over 1.2 million power poles in our province. This work helps extend the life of the poles from 30 to 35 years to more than 60 years! It’ll also save money. How? Well, it costs less than $50 each to maintain a power pole, while replacing one costs $3,000 on average.
This work will also:
- increase safety for our employees and customers
- help us continue to provide reliable power across the province
Our Work This Year
In 2025, our crews plan to inspect close to 120,000 poles. We’ll be on the lookout for signs of:
- decay
- damage
- carpenter ant infestation
Our crews will also:
- replace poles that can’t be repaired or reinforced
- replace crossarms where needed
- inspect guy wires (cables that add stability to poles) and anchors
- testing the grounding of rural overhead transformers
- install wildfire protection in certain areas
Minimizing the Impact to You
We’ll stay within the right-of-way as much as we can. But sometimes our crews may need access to your property to perform the work. If this happens, we’ll make sure we’re respectful of our surroundings.
No power outages will be required to complete this work.
Benefits to Local Communities
This work allows us to lower the life cycle costs of power poles. The estimated cost of the wood pole testing and treatment programs for this year is $5.5 million.
Keeping You Informed
You may see us inspecting and treating poles in the following areas:
- Saskatoon Rural West– May to July
- Assiniboia – May to July
- Shaunavon– May to August
- Rosetown – August
- Lloydminster– Aug to Sept
- Melville – Aug to Oct
- Strasbourg – Sept to Oct
- Regina South – October
You may also see us testing the grounding of rural overhead transformers to ensure they are well connected to the earth in the following areas:
- Moosomin – May to July
- Davidson – May to July
- Rosthern – May to July
- Shellbrook – July to Oct
- Wynyard – July to Oct
- Unity – July to Oct
- Weyburn – Oct to Nov
To meet your needs, our crews may work outside of these dates. We do our best to lower the impact on customers and agriculture operations.
