On one of my “normal” walking routes, I pass this power pole. Several weeks ago, I noticed that the door was open, which didn’t seem like a very good thing. After a recent wind storm, the door was torn off and laying on the ground…. Some googling tells the XM3-hp is a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) for broadband power networks. It is clearly NOT part of the electric power grid, though it is a shared pole. Looks like 3x car-type batteries below the UPS/controller. But any way you look at it, having that “stuff” exposed to the elements can’t be good. There’s no indication I could find as to which of the network companies it is, or how to report the issue. I guess a couple good storms blowing rain into the box and we’ll find out.
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