Why do some power lines have tethers that go into the ground that have a yellow cover towards the ground?

Question

Here’s a picture of a power line with multiple tethers going to the ground.

[Photo](https://imgur.com/a/xF5VleA)

In: Engineering

Answer 1

They are guy wires: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy-wire#Utility_pole_guy-wires

They are used to balance unequal loads. Usually on dead end poles at the end of a line. Or poles on a corner where the wires are pulling on the pole in unequal directions.

Not exactly sure what’s going on with the pole you posted, it has wires going in 3 directions, so the guy wires are to balance that, but they don’t look balance to me.