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Taking care of trees and power lines go hand-in-hand. We are proud to provide reliable, essential electricity service. When service is interrupted, it is most often due to a tree contacting power lines. To minimize interruptions, we prune and remove trees and vegetation in our rights of ways and encourage planting the right tree in the right place.

Lincolnville held a special town meeting, after which CMP improved its communication with residents regarding pruning.

Feb 23, The most appropriate way to prune trees for electric utility line clearance is by directional pruning. This pruning method removes branches growing toward conductors in favor of those growing away. Reduction cuts are used for all branches that are stumpdelimbing.barted Reading Time: 7 mins. Jan 31, Trimming trees and taking down branches near power lines is a never ending job for Central Maine stumpdelimbing.bar Tree is one of the few companies CMP contracts with to keep tree Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.

Tree Care; Safety Safety Tree Care. We prune trees around thousands of miles of power lines to maintain reliability. On rare occasions, CMP must schedule a power outage in order to accommodate system upgrades. Learn dates and times here. READ. Pruning trees – vegetation that may be encroaching, within 8 feet to the side and 15 feet above, of the power lines. Trees that may have grown into the lines (hot spots), lifting or trimming long limbs above the lines; weak, dead, dying, diseased or structurally weak limbs.

SUMMARY. CGS §as amended by PAspecifies when an electric or telecommunications companies can (1) trim or remove trees, both within the tree belt and on private property, to ensure the reliability of its service or (2) relocate its lines.

The law generally requires the company to notify adjoining property owners. Feb 18, Tree trimming has become the hot topic in Rockland during the coldest month of the year. In late January, Central Maine Power sent tree-trimming crews into Rockland to clear potential hazards around electric lines, but due to a public outcry about the quality and severity of the work, the city put in place a temporary work-stoppage order beginning on February 1.

We Prune Trees Only Near Our Power Lines With our Tree Care program, we prune and sometimes remove trees and vegetation that could come into contact with our power lines. If you believe trees around utility lines need to be removed or pruned, we encourage you to contact the appropriate utility company – NYSEG or RG&E, the cable company or. The tree is on your property. It is your responsibility to trim back any trees or vegetation on your property that are too close to – or in contact with – powerlines.

If your trees need trimming, we recommend you hire a qualified tree pruner or arborist to safely remove foliage that is too close to powerlines.