Press & data
Everything on this page is generated from the live public record and may be quoted, linked or republished with attribution to Greenwich Utility Watch.
The numbers, as of October 15, 2026
By problem type
| Not categorized (older reports) | 7 |
| Damaged Equipment | 2 |
| Double Poles / Sistered Pole | 2 |
| Leaning or Unstable Pole | 1 |
| Low-Hanging Wires | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Pole in Sidewalk or Right-of-Way | 1 |
By neighborhood (approximate, from GPS)
| Cos Cob | 12 |
| Riverside | 2 |
| Central Greenwich | 1 |
Reports filed before the problem-type field existed are listed as not categorized.
About the project, in one paragraph
Greenwich Utility Watch is an independent community record of problem utility poles in Greenwich, Connecticut: doubled “sistered” poles, leaning poles, low-hanging wires and damaged equipment. Residents submit a photo and a location from their phone; reports that pass basic checks are published to a public gallery, map and dashboard with the date they were first documented. Connecticut's utilities count more than 21,000 double poles statewide, and the 2026 bill to create an official resident reporting system (SB 421) died without a Senate vote, so this site fills that gap for one town. It is not affiliated with any utility company or the Town of Greenwich, and submitters are never named.
Suggested citation: Greenwich Utility Watch, community record of problem utility poles, greenwichutilitywatch.org, accessed October 15, 2026.
Oldest documented poles
The longest-standing entries with photos. Each links to a permanent page; photos may be reproduced with attribution to Greenwich Utility Watch.
6 Glendale Street
Utility pole report · Cos Cob
Documented Apr 10, 2026 · 187 days
5 Randolph Place
Utility pole report · Cos Cob
Documented Apr 10, 2026 · 187 days
165 East Elm Street
Utility pole report · Central Greenwich
Documented Apr 11, 2026 · 186 days
110 Orchard Street
Utility pole report · Cos Cob
Documented Apr 14, 2026 · 184 days
104 Orchard Street
Pole in Sidewalk or Right-of-Way · Cos Cob
Documented Apr 14, 2026 · 184 days
9 Bonwit Road
Utility pole report · Riverside
Documented Apr 22, 2026 · 175 days
Open data
Approved reports only, public columns only (no submitter details). Refreshed within five minutes of a change. Each report has a permanent page at greenwichutilitywatch.org/poles/<id>.
- CSV/data/reports.csv— spreadsheet-ready
- JSON/data/reports.json— with neighborhood, age in days and permalink per report
- RSS feed/feed.xml— one item per approved report; works with feed readers, newsletter tools and Slack
- Monthly reports/reports— State of the Poles, published on the 1st; RSS at /reports/feed.xml
- Embeddable badge/badge— live “N poles reported · oldest X days” image for association sites and newsletters
- Impact dashboard/dashboard— map and charts
Contact
Questions, corrections, interview or data requests: contact@greenwichutilitywatch.org. The project is run by Greenwich residents on a volunteer basis; replies may take a few days.
For the poles themselves: Eversource 1-800-286-2000 (pole and electric wires), Frontier 1-800-921-8101 (communications wires), PURA complaints at portal.ct.gov/pura.