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If you hire a qualified private contractor, or plan to do any trimming on your own, PECO will either drop or de-energize your service wire and will re-connect it once trimming is complete. Your home will be without power until your service line is re-connected. There is no charge for this service. If you have a tree on your property growing close to electric lines, submit a free tree pruning request, or email us at [email protected] Nov 24, The local power company can trim the tree if it’s within 10 feet of a wire that will affect the distribution of power through your community.

Electric companies will come out almost immediately if there’s an stumpclearing.barted Reading Time: 3 mins. Tree Trimming Practices & Procedures. Duke Energy evaluates all tree trimming requests from customers. When a hazardous tree or excessive overgrowth is reported, our vegetation specialists visit the site in question and conduct an assessment.

If an imminent threat to Duke Energy power lines exists, we prioritize and schedule the work based on. Tree Maintenance Fallen trees are responsible for nearly 70 percent of the time our customers spend without power. That’s why we’re stepping up efforts to trim overgrown trees to keep you safe, and the energy grid reliable. With tree trimming, customers experience 60 percent fewer outages.

Jul 28, The company says it will send someone out to check your power lines. If there is an issue, PG&E says crews will remove or prune trees at no cost to you. Not sure which line is which? Never attempt to trim or remove any tree next to a power line.

Never build tree houses in trees near power lines. Never climb trees near power lines. State and federal laws prohibit any person from working within 10 feet of any electric power facility without proper training and certification. If you feel a tree needs to be trimmed, please.

South Central Power is responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable delivery of electric service within its service territory. At times, this may involve tree trimming or cutting. When trimming or cutting trees, South Central Power follows generally accepted industry guidelines and best practices to ensure minimal impact on the environment.

Working directly overhead is never a safe option when trimming limbs from trees, so the calculation isn’t based on direct reach. Since the safest way to approach tree trimming would be standing away from the branch being cut and reaching up at an angle, the total reach factors in the average height of the person using the tool as at least 4’.