How It Works
One accountable program. For the life of your network.
PoleCo funds and executes long-term pole programs, coordinating inspections, restoration, replacements, and joint-use management under an agreement tailored to your needs.
Anatomy of a Program
A long-term program, front-loaded where it matters.
1
Understand the network.
Assess pole condition, attachment records, replacement needs, network plans, and existing costs to establish an actionable baseline.
2
Structure the program.
Agree on program economics, operating responsibilities, service standards, and a long-term program tailored to the customer’s objectives.
3
Mobilize and harden.
Fund and execute, with Osmose Utilities Services, an accelerated program of inspection, treatment, restoration, and replacement, and implement joint-use improvements.
4
Manage for the long term.
Continuously monitor condition, prioritize work, administer attachments, and report performance against agreed standards.
Who Does What
We manage the pole program.
You set the priorities.
Under a long-term agreement, PoleCo funds and manages the maintenance, replacement, and joint-use program. The owner retains operational control and approval rights over new attachers.
PoleCo takes responsibility for
The owner retains
What ‘you set the priorities’ means
- The service levels we’re measured against.
- Which areas come first — wildfire zones, critical feeders, storm-exposed circuits.
- How you take the value: upfront capital, a lower annual cost, or a blend.
- The reporting and oversight you receive, with audit rights and open books.
The program is structured to deliver better pole management and reduced risk at an annual fee below the owner’s expected maintenance and replacement costs, with the option of significant upfront capital.
Three ways to take the value
Upfront capital.
Capital at the outset, to direct to your own priorities.
A lower annual cost.
An annual fee designed to be below your expected maintenance and replacement costs.
Broader program scope.
Additional infrastructure priorities can be incorporated into a program structured around the customer’s objectives.
Execution
National field scale, from day one.
Our exclusive partner, Osmose Utilities Services, inspects, treats, reinforces, and restores millions of poles a year, using established methods, engineering, and data platforms. Because our horizon is measured in decades, we can invest in the tools that make every inspection count, such as strength measurement, pole-loading analysis, and digital field records. The savings help fund the program.