Weather Resistant Utility Poles

In September 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall in North Carolina – forever changing the lives of millions. According to North Carolina’s Office of State and Budget Management[1], Hurricane Helene brought strong winds of up to 140 mph, extreme flooding, landslides, and tornadoes to the state – destroying thousands of structures along its path and leaving millions of North Carolina residents without access to services like water, sewer, electricity, telecommunications, etc., resulting in an estimate of 56 billion in damages for North Carolina.

While North Carolina is no stranger to extreme weather, Hurricane Helene presented elements of destruction that the state was not prepared for – large-scale flooding and landslides.

In western parts of the state, some areas saw upwards of 31 inches of rainfall within a three-day period[2], wiping away entire infrastructures and leaving thousands of residents without cellular, water, and/or power services for days to weeks. One couple even reported losing power for four months after a landslide took out a utility pole behind their home[3].

Bill Norton, a spokesperson for Duke Energy, claims that[4]  “the biggest challenge we’ve had with Hurricane Helene is that this has been a historic storm. We’ve never had one like this. We’ve never had this level of flooding, so it’s not just poles and wires that are down. It’s the backbone of our system – the transmission infrastructure.”

With repairing the infrastructure being a priority for the state, decision-makers are actively seeking utility solutions that will strengthen the state’s grid – solutions that offer durability and long-term value.

StressCrete’s utility poles provide that solution.

With over 70 years of industry experience, StressCrete’s spun concrete poles provide a solution for multiple types of transmission and distribution applications. With lengths of up to 110’, our spun concrete poles are durable and dependable, engineered to provide exact strength needed for an application and offering multiple advantages over alternative materials as detailed below.

Strength

Unlike other materials in the marketplace, our spun concrete poles provide a guaranteed minimum strength for every class type, resulting in a solution that continuously provides reliable strength to withstand the elements for up to 75 years.

Engineered for Your Specifications

Our spun concrete poles are designed to meet your specific needs – length, strength, and other specifications including mounting holes, apertures, grounding, and much more.

Appearance

Our spun concrete poles are available in the standard gray mold finish. Or, make a statement by using one of our decorative concrete color mixes. Either way, our spun concrete poles are designed to look as good on day one as it does for the lifetime of the pole.