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Duke Energy swapping wooden poles for steel along Gainesville corridors before hurricane season

Duke Energy is upgrading transmission infrastructure along Archer Road, Center Drive, and Mowry Road, replacing wooden poles with taller steel and concrete versions that are more resistant to high winds. The utility reports that roughly 60 percent of its transmission poles have been converted over the past five years, with full completion targeted by 2028. Additional grid-hardening efforts include burying power lines underground and deploying self-healing technology to detect outages faster.

Sources: WCJB TV20