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Iron poles last about 80 years, stand up to Michigan’s harsh weather, and don’t attract pests, says Consumers Energy of their $3.5M purchase.

A distracted driver crashed into and knocked over three electrical poles Saturday in a West Lawn alleyway on South Kolin Avenue, Chicago police said.

Gray-colored electrical poles over 100-feet tall carrying 230 kV and 69 kV lines have risen along the Loop 202 between Warner and Elliot Roads, forever changing the horizon of Southeast

Plummeted, we are left with a complete sheet of ice. this is the story, especially the further south you travel. places like memphis, into louisville. in fact the u.p.s. worldwide hub within that area has closed down some of its operations there because of the ongoing ice storm in louisville. that is how bad it is. we have seen jack-knifed trucks and abandoned vehicles on the side of interstate 70, some of the local media reporting that. of course that's creating all kinds of headaches across the interstates and highways in and around indianapolis. stretching from the northeast all the way to ...

Trees, especially points south of here. louisville, memphis, into arkansas, the ohio valley, mississippi valley, those areas have seen up to a quarter to half an inch of ice. that weighs down these branches, the electrical poles. with the winds that we're feeling behind the system, every once in a while we get these gusts just pelting our face, that is what takes down tree limbs and electricity lines and that causes the power outages. last i checked, tennessee, 150,000 people without power four hours ago. that was only 25,000 people. so you know where this is going. >> derrick van dam, thank y...