CASE STUDY

When Proven Assessment Methods Meet Cutting-Edge Technology

The Situation

Aging transmission structures, once built to withstand decades of environmental stress, are now facing unprecedented challenges from increasingly severe and frequent extreme weather events. For many utilities, full replacements and line rebuilds are simply too costly and time-consuming to be the first option. One New England utility, aware of the growing vulnerabilities in its remote and aging infrastructure, needed a way to evaluate the health of various structure types without original drawings or complete records. The stakes were high: identifying weakened points before disaster struck was essential to avoid costly failures and plan smarter reinforcements.

To meet this challenge, the utility partnered with Osmose® Utilities Services for a tailored structural resiliency assessment. Using a combination of advanced technologies—including drone-based overhead inspections, groundline foundation evaluations, and detailed 3D modeling through terrestrial LiDAR—Osmose created a digital twin of the utility’s infrastructure. 

The result? Download the full case study to see how this data-driven approach helped extend asset life, reduce rebuild costs, and strengthen the grid.