Sleet and freezing rain are the worst for the power industry. Well, outside of crazy tornadoes and Cat 4+ hurricanes anyway. If ice builds up on lines, then can come down, and as ice builds up on trees, the branches fall on lines - mostly distribution lines since the major transmission corridors generally have trees cleared way back from the wires.
But none of that is my problem now since I be retired.
Grinning ear to ear...
I grew up in eastern NC. If it was snowing in Raleigh or Richmond, we didn't care. If it was snowing in Atlanta, we got ready.
The big problem for us was always ice. The pine branches would lick up and hold the ice. They wouldn't break but would suddenly snap and bring down the lot. The piney woods would sound like a battle zone from the crack of breaking pine branches.
Fortunately for us, we have buried utilities. The only way we lose power is if the sub-station goes out or there is some idiot with a backhoe involved.
SpyNavy
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