Pepco Continues Significant Reliability Improvements
Customers are seeing significant improvements in service reliability as Pepco continues its reliability improvement work. read more
View ArticleLewis Tree Service Helps Utility Companies Restore Power To Thousands...
Lewis Tree Service responded to the historic snowfall from winter storm Nemo with over 360 crews and 880 employees working in support of a dozen utility customers in the New England area. read more
View ArticleJCP&L's 2013 Vegetation Management Work Underway
After successfully inspecting and trimming trees along nearly 4000 miles of lines across its system in 2012, Jersey Central Power & Light has begun work on its $24 million 2013 vegetation...
View ArticleStorm Damage and Climate Change
Sig Guggenmoos, Editor, Vegetation Management Resource Center In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy I’ve seen numerous articles where concern about the influence of global warming has been raised. read...
View ArticleBGE Launches Energy Saving Trees Program for Customers
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. (BGE) has launched the BGE Energy-Saving Trees Program, through the Arbor Day Foundation and Davey Institute, as an effort read more
View ArticleOhio Edison Spend of $275 Million in 2013 Designed to Enhance Electric System...
Ohio Edison has announced that its spending of approximately $275 million in 2013 is designed to further enhance the electrical system and reliability in its northern and central Ohio service areas....
View ArticleFERC Approves Vegetation Management Rules to Improve Electric Reliability
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has taken steps to ensure continued reliable operation of the nation’s bulk power system by approving new rules for managing vegetation along power line rights...
View ArticleDTE Energy Announces Tree Trimming Schedule
To improve electrical service reliability and safety for customers, DTE Energy tree trimming crews will be working in several local communities over the next two months. read more
View ArticleWhy Asset Management Leads to More Tree-Caused Interruptions – Part 2
In the first part of this series I made the argument that Asset Management leaning on outage statistics, which are a trailing indicator, will lead to increasing tree-related outage incidents. read more
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Penelec Spend of $105 Million in 2013 Designed to Enhance Electric System and...
Pennsylvania Electric Co. is spending approximately $105 million in 2013 to expand and strengthen its existing infrastructure in its 31-county service territory. read more
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Backyard Aerial Lifts
Question from Tom in Nebraska: Are there any studies or are any utilities moving forward with back yard aerial lifts to complete line clearance activities? read more
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Developing Risk Assessment Standards and Specifications for a Distribution...
By Jerry Bond, Sara Sankowich, Christopher J. Luley This article examines one way that recent and authoritative tree risk assessment standards and best management practices can be systematically...
View ArticleAsplundh and PECO Team Up for Arbor Day Service Project
The Asplundh Tree Expert Co., in honor of National Arbor Day and the company’s 85th anniversary, sponsored a service project in conjunction with PECO Vegetation Management at Smith Memorial Playground...
View ArticleJCP&L Continues Vegetation Management Work to Enhance System Reliability
Jersey Central Power & Light continues to conduct vegetation management work in communities across its 13 county service area. read more
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What Trees Cause Service Interruptions
If we are to manage tree-related service interruptions we need to examine tree failures. read more
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Understanding Pesticide Product Labels
DuPont Crop Protection Take advantage of the DuPont Crop Protection Land Management Stewardship Learning Series to better understand pesticide product labels.read more
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Learn Best Practices for Handling, Storing and Transporting Pesticides
DuPont Crop Protection Everyone who handles pesticides needs to learn about the product stewardship best practices for handling, storing and transporting them. To learn more, take this 20-minute,...
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Lewis Tree Service and Clearion Software Announce Software-and-Services...
In the sensitive balance between the reliable supply of electricity to customers and the need for responsible vegetation management and tree-trimming practices, the nation’s 1000-plus electric co-ops...
View ArticleMet-Ed Continues Vegetation Management Work to Enhance System Reliability
Metropolitan Edison Company (Met-Ed) continues to conduct vegetation management work in communities across its 15 county service area in Pennsylvania as part of its ongoing efforts to help enhance...
View ArticleArbor Day Foundation Names Entergy Corporation 2013 Tree Line USA Utility
Entergy Corp. is a 2013 Tree Line USA utility for the eighth year in a row, the Arbor Day Foundation has announced. read more
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