McWane Poles - Iron Strong

Read time: 1 minute
A rural scene with leaning power poles along a grassy roadside, one pole severely damaged and tilted, while a car drives down a distant roadway under a clear blue sky.

In Woodward, Oklahoma, Northwest Electric Coop experienced a straight-line wind event last summer that knocked down several wood poles. But as you can see in these photos, their ductile iron poles stood resilient. Northwest Electric Coop is utilizing ductile iron poles throughout their system to prevent a cascading failure of wood poles when a wind or ice event happens, and this summer their grid is stronger than ever.