The inspections, which will cost about $1.1m, include a visual examination of poles and the electrical equipment attached, and taking samples from the poles interior and excavating around the base to check for decay.
The utility completed a 10-year inspection cycle last year and is starting another 10-year cycle of wood pole inspections this year.
Peco vice president of technical services John McDonald said that preventative maintenance programs, such as this pole inspection initiative, help reduce the frequency and duration of outages and improve the performance of the company’s entire system.
