r/Powerlines

I have over 100 acres of creek bottom land full of nothing but hardwood with a huge natural creek running through the middle of the property connecting to the river about 15 miles away. The local utility company Entergy wants to put in a new high line leading from Entergy plant in Calion, Ar leading to Louisiana. This proposal goes right through the middle of our land, and will destroy any future we plan to have out there. Not only will this destroy our forest, but it will also destroy the creek and all the wildlife that comes with it. Not to mention this high line is only to make a quick route down to Louisiana. This will in no way help Arkansans. We do NOT want this high line on our property!! How can I fight this? It is currently only in the proposal stage!? Please help!!!!

I pulled my car over onto the shoulder of road for a quick stop during a long drive. As my wife and I were standing outside our car helping our toddler, I kept getting a zapping sensation on my ankles. I was wearing shorts and long grass was brushing up against my legs, and I noticed anytime some grass touched me for more than a second or two, it would feel like a sharp pinch of fire, or burning.

We realized we were directly underneath some power lines and kind of joked that we were getting shocked from them.

The power lines were giant and the towers were about 100ft away from us with the lines overhead a good 100ft. We also noticed a weird feeling when we touched each others skin, almost like vibrating. I also gave my wife a kiss and we definitely felt a zap.

My toddler was inside the vehicle the entire time and didn’t act any differently than she normally does.

Could there have been a large buildup of static electricity of some sort that was amplified by the magnetic fields surrounding the power lines?

What exactly happened?

i know the typical ”formula” to find out how much should be buried is 10% of pole depth plus 2ft, but in real world observations I’ve seen it all over the place. Like sometimes it’s closer to 15% plus 2, or even more.

Aside from bad soil, are standard scenarios where poles without guywire needs to be buried so deep?