How Can Regulators Support & Improve Utility VM? – Part 3
So is there a right maintenance cycle? Yes, there is. However, determining what that is requires a blend of quantitative data and qualitative decisions. ...
Detroit Edison Honored by Arbor Day Foundation
Detroit Edison recently received the Arbor Day Foundation's 2012 Tree Line USA award for its commitment to proper tree pruning, planting and care in the provider's service territory....
Dominion's Project Plant It! Receives National Award From the Arbor Day Foundation
Dominion's Project Plant It! is the recipient of a 2012 Arbor Day Award in honor of the program's outstanding contribution to tree planting, conservation and stewardship....
The Vegetation Management Decision: A Briefing For Today’s Manager
Each day you make decisions that
impact your organization. Some are simple
ones you can make with a moment’s thought.
Others require greater contemplation and
research. As the world becomes more
specialized and technical, your decisions may
also become more complex and require
information beyond your realm of
experience.
...
FPL Kicks Off Annual Company-Wide Storm Drill Simulation with Virtual Hurricane Marina
With the 2012 hurricane season just weeks away, Florida Power & Light Company's annual, week-long hurricane drill begins today, and continues through Friday, May 11. ...
Investigation into Storm Hardening the Electric Transmission System for Puget Sound Energy
The Puget Sound Energy (PSE) service area experienced winds ranging from gale force to the equivalent
of a category two hurricane over December 14-15, 2006. With soils saturated from previous heavy rains,
tens of thousands of trees uprooted, falling onto power lines and substations. More than 40% of PSE’s
transmission lines were knocked out of service...
Read more......
Focused Management Audit of The Hazard Service Area of American Electric Power/Kentucky for the Kentucky PSC
Since 1996, the Commission staff has closely monitored AEP/Kentucky’s system and the level of
consumer complaints, with particular attention paid to the Hazard Service Area (HSA).
PECO Invests Nearly $2 Million for Preventive Tree Pruning in Chester County
PECO is investing nearly $2 million in preventive tree pruning along 450 miles of aerial electric lines in Chester County to improve electric service reliability for approximately 24,000 customers. ...
How Can Regulators Support & Improve Utility VM? – Part 2
Overall what utility vegetation managers need from utility regulators consists of a truthful assessment of the current level of VM expertise among regulatory staff, which may require as an a priori condition, a more extensive education in VM, a willingness to contract expertise to fill voids and a recognition that the role of regulator is protecting the ratepayer....
Detroit Edison Announces Tree Trimming Schedule
To improve electrical service reliability and safety for customers, Detroit Edison tree trimming crews will be working in several local communities over the next two months....
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