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Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Utility Pole Design Analysis for CSA Compliance

About our customer

Utilities Kingston

Improving utility pole compliance analysis and asset monitoring

Utilities Kingston (UK) is a city-owned multi-utility provider delivering integrated services to 120,000 customers in Kingston, Ontario. To meet Canadian Standards Association (CSA) compliance requirements and improve efficiency, UK sought to simplify utility pole design analysis and optimize internal workflows. By integrating SPIDAcalc into its system, UK gained a cost-effective and reliable solution for monitoring electrical utility infrastructure, improving compliance analysis, and supporting more efficient engineering decisions.

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Key Takeaways

A wooden utility pole stands against a clear blue sky, its multiple power lines extending outward—a classic example of utility pole design that meets CSA compliance standards.

30 pole iterations processed in minutes

Pole design analysis accelerated by months

3D views for complex utility pole analysis

Faster CSA compliance analysis and monitoring

3D utility pole analysis for faster compliance decisions

Driven by the goal of CSA compliance, UK chose a software solution with an easy-to-use graphical user interface and interactive 2D and 3D views. Bentley’s SPIDAcalc was integrated into their workflows, simplifying the design analysis process and enabling highly reliable monitoring of the city’s electrical utility infrastructure. Data accuracy and snapshots of complex features expedited analysis of every pole for compliance with CSA requirements.

Solutions

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Simplified utility pole design analysis

SPIDAcalc simplified the design analysis process in the electrical services sector while offering accurate 3D views and showcasing complex features for analysis.

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Engineering workflow efficiency

Using SPIDAcalc, UK processed 30 iterations of a pole within 10 to 20 minutes, potentially saving months of engineer work time.

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Integrated compliance monitoring workflows

UK integrated Bentley software solutions into their workflows for highly reliable infrastructure monitoring and compliance with regulatory requirements.

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SPIDAcalc makes it easy to enter the required data. With the 2D and 3D views, we can easily see if the data is entered correctly.

– Dan Micallef, Engineering Technologist, Utilities Kingston

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Download the full case study to see how Utilities Kingston used SPIDAcalc to simplify utility pole design analysis, improve CSA compliance workflows, and monitor electrical infrastructure more efficiently.

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