Tree Risk Assessment and Reliability 

Feb 7, 2011, James Wetteroff, Kansas City Regional ISA Meeting, 2007

A good look at the state of knowledge regarding trees and electric service interruptions with some well-grounded data. Presents a strong argument for post-interruption data collection as a guide to effective outage mitigation.
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Ameren Illinois Battles Outages Caused by Massive Winter Storm 

Feb 2, 2011, Ameren Illinois

Ameren Illinois is working to restore service to customers without electricity due to a massive winter storm that stretches across 20 states...

Phasing in Covered Wire 

Feb 1, 2011, By Steve West, Jeff Chittick, David Johnson and Richard Goddard, Portland General Electric

The Pacific Northwest boasts many tall trees. Oregon in particular is known for its Douglas fir forests. When combined with wind, snow and ice, these...

PPL Electric Utilities Sends Crews to Washington, D.C., Baltimore to Help With Snowstorm Recovery Efforts 

Jan 28, 2011, PPL Electric Utilities

PPL Electric Utilities yesterday rallied its work crews to help restoration efforts in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. ...

New York Commission Seeks Public Input on Tree-Trimming Plan 

Jan 24, 2011

The New York State Public Service Commission announced it would seek public comment on proposed recommendations made by Department of Public Service Staff regarding electric utility transmission right-of-way management practices....

Leveraging Customer Contact 

Jan 24, 2011, By Sig Guggenmoos, Editor, Vegetation Management Resource Center

When you think about it, who has more contact with customers than the vegetation management group?...

Detroit Edison Announces Tree-Trimming Schedule 

Jan 24, 2011

Detroit Edison line-clearance crews worked in 48 Southeastern Michigan communities in November and December, continuing their year-round effort to maintain service reliability by keeping trees and branches away from power lines. ...

Florida Electric Utility Infrastructure Storm Hardening Workshops 

Jan 23, 2011

Florida Electric Utility Infrastructure Storm Hardening Workshops in the aftermath of the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons.
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Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Deployment of Utility Infrastructure Upgrades and Storm Hardening Programs 

Jan 23, 2011, Richard Brown, Prepared for Public Utility Commission of Texa, March 4, 2009

An examination of hardening possibilities for Texas utilities in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.
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Utility Vegetation Management Final Report 

Jan 23, 2011, NERC

Final Report on the August 14, 2003 Blackout in the United States and Canada
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