As any lineman will tell you, climbing a pole is a unique skill. It's hard to explain the way it feels the first time you try to climb using hooks (gaffs). In my 38-plus years, I have seen only about half of the apprentices take to it easily. Some never do.

When Bad Bunny climbed a utility pole during the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show, the performance brought attention to the fact that nearly a decade after a devastating hurricane, Puerto Rico's power grid still isn't fixed. Today, the island remains afflicted ...