Electric cooperatives and utilities are among the most active fiber builders in the country today — leveraging existing infrastructure for broadband, smart grid, and SCADA communications. ClearSpan Infrastructure brings the NESC-compliant field teams, utility-grade survey platforms, and emergency response capability that utility builds require.
Utility builds have unique requirements — NESC clearances, joint use agreements, operational coordination with energized electrical facilities, and documentation that integrates into utility asset management systems.
O-CALC structural loading analysis, Katapult and IKE GPS pole inventory and attachment surveys, joint use permit applications, and make-ready cost estimates formatted for utility tariff processes and NESC compliance.
NESC-compliant aerial fiber lashing on distribution poles, HDD crossings under roads and drainage, and direct-bury conduit in utility rights-of-way. Full documentation for utility GIS and asset management systems.
Communications cabling and structured network infrastructure for SCADA systems, automated meter infrastructure (AMI), substation communications, and smart grid endpoint connectivity in utility environments.
Fiber-to-the-premises deployments for electric co-ops entering the broadband business — from OSP mainline construction through subscriber drops and ONT installation for member broadband programs.
Rapid aerial and underground fiber plant restoration alongside power restoration crews. NESC-aware field teams, FEMA PA documentation, and surge capacity for multi-route simultaneous restoration after major storm events.
GPS-referenced as-built records formatted for utility GIS and network management systems. IQGEO-compatible network inventory, ArcGIS shapefile delivery, and field inspection programs using Fulcrum.
Utility builds have requirements that eliminate most telecom contractors before the first pole is touched — NESC clearances, joint use processes, operational coordination with energized facilities, and GIS-formatted documentation.
Contractors unfamiliar with utility work attach fiber to poles without verifying NESC clearance requirements, violating safety zones on energized electrical facilities. This creates liability and requires costly remediation.
Our crews understand NESC clearances for joint use attachments on distribution and transmission lines. We verify clearance compliance at every attachment point and document it in our as-built records. We coordinate with your operations team before working on any energized infrastructure.
Pole attachment surveys that don't include O-CALC loading analysis, proper foreign attachment inventory, or the attachment data in the pole owner's required format result in rejected joint use applications and weeks of delay.
Our field surveyors are trained on Katapult Pro and IKE GPS in the context of actual joint use applications. We run O-CALC loading analysis on poles requiring structural review and format attachment applications to the specific requirements of each pole owner.
Utility companies operate network management systems that require GIS-formatted as-built records. Contractors who deliver PDFs or non-spatial records force the utility to redigitize field data — adding cost and introducing error.
We deliver GPS-referenced as-built records formatted for ArcGIS, IQGEO, and standard shapefile import. Our field crews use ESRI Field Maps and Fulcrum for data collection in formats that integrate directly into utility GIS systems.
Telecom contractors who haven't worked in utility environments don't understand how to sequence fiber restoration alongside power restoration operations — which crews have priority, how to stay clear of energized equipment being restored.
Our emergency teams are experienced in working alongside utility power restoration crews. We understand how to coordinate fiber restoration sequencing with line crew operations, maintain safe distance from energized facilities being re-energized, and communicate through utility incident command structures.
ClearSpan Infrastructure maintains SAM.gov registration, Davis-Bacon compliance capability, and certified payroll infrastructure for utility co-ops participating in BEAD, USDA ReConnect, and other federally funded broadband programs. We are experienced working as a subcontractor to electric co-ops building broadband programs on their existing infrastructure.
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