Right-of-Way Vegetation Management
Through a system-wide Integrated Vegetation Management Program, Wayne-White Electric Cooperative (WWCEC) is continually working to cost efficiently control trees and brush that grow into power lines, causing outages and inhibiting continuous access to the right-of-way needed for restoration of service after major storms or power outages occur.Trees
Tree failures cannot always be predicted. But many tree-related service interruptions can be avoided by identifying trees likely to fail and providing appropriate treatment before they do.
- When trees and power lines tangle, you can expect the power to go out.
- The wind blows and branches rub against the electric lines.
- Limbs often break and fall onto lines, causing a fuse to blow or a breaker to trip.
- Sometimes, the whole tree crashes through, taking down the wire and some poles too.
Tree Maintenance
Our reliable, cost efficient right-of-way maintenance program places a focus on 4 specific areas. They include:
- Removal of problem trees and brush.
- Proper, effective pruning of existing trees.
- A selective herbicide program.
- Specialized TGR applications (tree growth regulators)
Our Arborists
The utility arborists at Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative will be happy to help you with an evaluation of your trees near our power lines.
- Our highly-trained crew of utility arborists prune or take down trees that are causing problems like blinking lights, etc.
- We fully understand that the appearance of your trees is important to you. After all, they have trees of their own.
- Our Arborists follow the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) tree pruning guidelines. (These guidelines emphasize proper pruning techniques while allowing adequate clearance for the overhead electric lines)
