PREDESIGNED STEEL POLE USE ON 69 KV LINES WITH DISTRIBUTION UNDERBUILD

Central lowa Power Cooperative (ClPCO) is a generation and transmission cooperative serving fourteen distribution cooperatives in central lowa. CPCO systematically rebuilds its backbone 34.5 kV transmission system. The current regu!atoty and right-of-way environment is resulting in decisions to utilize public rights-of-way for line routings. At the same time, county and state transportation departments are increasing& restricting the use of public right-of-way in order to create clear zones of minimal roadside obstructions. This creates limitations on the traditional use of guyed poles. Anchoring easements are also becoming increasingly difficult to obtain from private property owners in rural areas because of the negative effects on farming operations. All these factors create the need for cost-effective, unguyed structures.