Teledata Line Orientation

The Power Group is offering a new service to our telecommunications and electric utility customers working on new and existing poles to transfer, install, replace and service aerial cable systems in the telecom space that sits below the power lines on distribution poles. This gives us the ability to provide a “one-touch” solution to all of our make-ready customers, saving them time and money as we are the sole contractor responsible for tree trimming, electric construction and telecom construction on the existing utility poles. This is a great complement to our vegetation management offering, giving us the ability to be the only one-touch service provider in NYS. We expect to continue to develop this into other markets in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.

Part of the development of this service offering is the need to train and regularly qualify our tele data line workers for pole climbing, ladder work and installation work methods. This has been occurring in conjunction with our telecom customers as well as through internal training developed by the Power Group Field Safety Committee and Corporate Safety. The first crew was trained in July/August and will continue on an as needed basis, or annually, depending on the needs of the group.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

David Emmi, david.emmi@oconnellelectric.com

Pictured right top to bottom - Steve Parkes, Jarrett Riker, Eric Pierce and Patrick Erdle, employees are trained and must qualify to perform work by climbing utility poles.

PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CREW

O’Connell is currently performing distribution work for Pennsylvania Power & Light (PPL) in Wilkes-Barre, PA. The crews are currently working on a pole replacement project and will be starting additional work in Williamsport, PA towards the end of the month. A small transformer replacement job in New Cumberland, PA, testing and commissioning job in Bloomsburg, PA and a distribution project in Marysville, PA are also in the works.