Trees and Power Lines

Our electric co-op has recently hired a large tree removal service to go through the county and clear all trees on peoples' property that pose a threat to power lines. And it is free.

Glenn-

Thank you.

Where do you live?

What is an "electric co-op"? An electricity generating company owned by the same parties that are its customers? Is is a private or a governmental organization? Does the co-op ask permission of the property owner or not?

I could tell you where I live, but then I'd have to kill you and delete this post.

Yes, it is owned by the same parties that are its customers.

They will come and tell you that they plan to take down trees that pose a potential threat to their lines. I've lived in the same house for the past thirty years and this is the first time they've done something like this.

Glenn-

Thank you.

P.S. - I don't perceive what danger or cost you would bear if I learned in which city and State you live or even which co-op you are a member of. However, I do accept your right to withhold that information from me.

I doubt it. But I suppose it depends on what regulations your local government has passed.



Back when I was a teenager the power company notified my neighborhood that they would be poisoning any trees by the road that threatened their power lines.

If we wanted to trim trees or chop them down ourselves, we were free to do so before they came through and dispensed the poison.

Back in the woods on our property a few small trees had started to grow under the power lines by the road, and my parents cut them down in order to prevent poison being dumped there.

oralloy-

Thank you.

That is excellent. I wonder in what States and localities the utility is permitted to take such action.