ComEd to Perform Vegetation Management

ComEd to Perform Vegetation Management

  • Posted by Barrington Hills
  • On January 14, 2019

ComEd intends to perform vegetation management activities on distribution circuits in Barrington Hills within the next few months.  The vegetation management activities are a key component of ComEd’s maintenance program to ensure system electrical reliability, as vegetation contact with ComEd equipment is a leading cause of outages.

ComEd recognizes that the vegetation management activities sometimes create concern by our residents because trees near our electrical wires are significantly trimmed or sometimes require removal.  Qualified line-clearance workers contracted by ComEd will be performing the tree pruning work.  Supervisors and General Foremen will be in close contact with the crews, ensuring that the work is performed properly.  Additionally, ComEd is a strong advocate of proactive efforts to ensure that only appropriate vegetation is planted near facilities.   Trees that grow greater than 20 feet should never be planted under or near distribution power lines.  At full height, these trees could contact lines and cause a power outage or create a safety issue.  On the other hand, trees and bushes that grow to heights less than 20 feet can often be planted near distribution power lines.

For more information about vegetation maintenance along power lines and ComEd’s “Right Tree, Right Place” program, please visit: http://www.ComEd.com/Trees.

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