o ensure the reliability of the power grid, maintenance is a continuous process that can be categorized into three main types:

• Preventive Maintenance: This involves regular, proactive inspections and repairs to prevent future failures. It includes activities like thermal imaging to detect hot spots, visual inspections for sagging conductors or damaged insulators, and vegetation management to prevent tree contact. Our tools for these tasks, such as specialized telescopic hot sticks with measuring capabilities, are essential for safety and efficiency.

• Corrective Maintenance: This is the reactive repair of components after a fault or outage has occurred. For example, replacing a conductor that has snapped due to a storm or replacing a shattered insulator. This type of maintenance often requires a rapid response and relies on our heavy-duty stringing equipment and a comprehensive range of overhead tools to restore service quickly and safely.

• Predictive Maintenance: This advanced method uses technology, such as drones and smart sensors, to monitor the real-time condition of components and predict when a failure is likely to occur. This allows crews to perform maintenance exactly when it is needed, minimizing unnecessary work and preventing outages.