A Tower to Pine For<\/a>.<\/p>\nFayetteville is a city that takes its greenery seriously; the rest of Northwest Arkansas just looks out for the green. Our Fayetteville is earthy. Maybe if we spruce up Swepco’s power poles to look like spruces, or oaks, we will have a workable solution at an affordable cost.<\/p>\n
It’s spring, time to plant small plants and wait for them to grow. Swepco erecting leafy utility lines is like splurging at the nursery instead of buying tiny saplings in 1-gallon pots. Sticking plastic branches and polyester leaves on all towers and utility mounts will put Fayetteville higher on the grid. -30-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A pair of problems seem as different as their solutions in huggable Fayetteville, but they’re not, really. It’s all about power, after all. The scary power play is how the local electric company, Southwestern Energy Power Co. 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