Replace the Poles

This is an absolutely unacceptable situation. I live in Leyden Rock and lost power twice for over 50 hours combined. I understand that this was necessary to prevent wildfires and I am not upset that it was done. Communication was also abysmal, but again is not why I am so upset. The reason I am upset is that I can see when driving along Highway 93 that our power lines are being held up my flimsy wooden poles that look to be decades old. Of course they are at risk of being blown down. They clearly weren't designed to withstand this level of wind when they were installed, and are even less capable of doing so after many years of use. This is a high wind area, and continuing to allow something as vital as the right to basic electricity be at the mercy of this very insufficient, very replaceable infrastructure is completely unacceptable. I also understand that burying power lines is very expensive and can cause issues when the lines need to be repaired. But Xcel must be required to replace or at the very least reinforce these aging wooden poles so that they can withstand the high winds that are common in this area. Shutting off power for thousands of people for days at a time in a major Denver suburb cannot be considered a viable solution. This is a fixable problem and Xcel must be made to fix it so that this doesn't happen again.