Plan Before You Plant

Protect your landscaping investment by paying close attention to the location of overhead power lines. Planning ahead before you even pick out a tree to plant is key. Selecting the right kind of tree for the location will help prevent tree-related outages and the increase of maintenance cost for the Power District. Trees growing into and falling onto powerlines are one of the main causes of power outages and can also start fires. Keep in mind, if the wrong type of tree is planted too close to the power line our crews will need to trim that tree a few years down the road and nobody wants that.

Don’t forget to call Digger’s Hotline at 811 at least 48 hours before you do any digging. Utilities will be located and flagged at no charge. Private lines, such as secondary conductor from a meter pole to the house is the property owners responsibility to locate.