James E Hackett's photos

This sub-transmission line (not sure what the voltage is) goes all the way up one of the Wasatch Mountains near Salt Lake City all the way back down the other side connecting a town called Hebert. Many of the corner and dead end poles often have one or two of the insulator strings extended further out which is something I haven't seen other utilities do as of yet.

Line opposite direction from the previous photo. You can see line going down the mountain toward Heber City.

This 138kv goes right down a residential street and almost right over a house I stayed at. This is the first time I've seen a 138kv line span so low and practically go right over the houses. Another interesting thing noted is the weights hung at the ends of the insulators strings. I guess RMP decided to use weights as an alternative method towards buying extra post insulators to prevent swaying.

In various cities, Consumer's Energy seems to have a few 3 phase floating delta circuits here and there and I've always been curious as to where some of these lines go. Well...... I finally spotted a 3-phase delta bank and got the chance follow the line........to my surprise, it went to a liqueur store!

I never seen these usual looking insulator brackets before. Located near Lynn SC

I never seen these usual looking insulator brackets before. Located near Lynn SC

Not terribly old as a whole but old for a 13.8kv grounded why single phase. This makes me wonder more about the history of SC&G in Charleston SC area being most 23.9/13.8kv lines are generally newer in general but this obviously being an old single phase in service. It very rare to find SC&G poles with old equipment being this utility invests heavily on replacing just about every pole with the last few years.

I thought this service drop was kind of janky in how they used a spool insulator in the middle here...

Clear glass multiparts. Located off of Chrystal Lake Rd in Bellare MI.

Light carnival glass multiparts (not sure the exact CD#). Located on Chrystal Lake Rd in Bellare MI.

Aqua 12kv insulator on 12.47/7.2kv underbuild. This holds a neutral but I bet all three lines used them at one time. Located in Bellare MI.

This is a carnival glass 8in deadend. This is the only carnival glass deadend of this color I've ever seen. Located on Chrystal Lake Rd in Bellare MI. 12.47/7.2kv.

One thing I like about this utility is that they frequently use glass saled bowl type insulators for their deadends. Notice in the sun the slight variant of color shade.

I wonder if this pole got burned from all the brittle fiberglass brackets they use on their subtransmission system?

This is a 26.4kv sub-transmission common in the PSE&G utility with a 13.2kv under-build. I'm amazed at how low the voltage is for the transmission system is- only making it twice as much as 13.2kv.

Here's another shot of the right away. I like how the subtransmission line is mounted on these n H-frame structures. I wish I had the time to get some clearer shots. Middlebourgh, MA