PLP announced that it is the first fiber optic closure and pole line hardware manufacturer to self-certify several of its core products as compliant with the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act ...

Its program to eliminate uninsulated wire in fire zones has covered more than 1,200 miles of line so far. PG&E also announced in 2021 it would bury 10,000 miles of electrical line.

As for the poles, in a 2019 Hawaiian Electric regulatory document, the company said its 60,000 poles, nearly all wood, were vulnerable because they were already old and Hawaii is in a “severe ...