Detroit Edison to Trim Trees in More Than 30 Communities in March and April
March 06 2006 - 4:11PM
PR Newswire (US)
DETROIT, March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Detroit Edison line-clearance
crews will be working in more than 30 Southeastern Michigan
communities in March and April, continuing their year-round effort
to keep trees and branches away from power lines. The utility trims
trees to reduce the potential for power outages and to help ensure
electric service reliability and safety for customers. "Tree
interference is responsible for about two-thirds of the power
outages that occur during storms," said Steve Kurmas, DTE Energy
executive vice president, Distribution Operations. "By maintaining
a 10-foot clearance between tree branches and power lines, we can
reduce the possibility of tree- related power outages." Detroit
Edison tree-trimming crews follow International Society of
Arboriculture standards, which are designed to maintain the health
of trees. The utility has received the National Tree Line USA Award
for quality tree care for 10 consecutive years. Detroit Edison
removes from customer property small branches and debris that
result from its line-clearance program. Larger trimmed branches are
cut into firewood length and left behind for customer use or
disposal. During a storm restoration process, unscheduled emergency
tree trimming sometimes is required to facilitate the safe
restoration of electrical service. If electric service has been
interrupted because trees have been uprooted or large limbs have
fallen on power lines, customers have the responsibility to remove
tree debris resulting from such emergency restoration activity.
Customers are responsible for keeping tree branches away from their
service drops, the lines that run from utility poles to their
homes. Although the voltage running through the service drop is
significantly lower than that of pole-to-pole wires, Detroit Edison
recommends that customers hire a professional tree service to do
this trimming. Visit http://www.my.dteenergy.com/lineclearance to
find more information about line clearance and proper tree
planting. In March and April, line-clearance crews will continue or
begin work in the following communities: Lapeer County St. Clair
County Dryden Twp. Port Huron Metamora Twp. Port Huron Twp.
Livingston County Tuscola County Iosco Twp. Caro Hartland Fremont
Twp. Indianfields Twp. Juniata Twp. Macomb County Washtenaw County
Bruce Twp. Dexter Twp. Ray Twp. Scio Twp. Washington Twp. Salem
Twp. Warren Superior Twp. Oakland County Wayne County Bloomfield
Twp. Canton Twp. Bloomfield Hills Detroit Farmington Hills Plymouth
Twp. Ferndale Hazel Park Monroe County Huntington Woods Monroe
Pleasant Ridge Royal Oak Southfield West Bloomfield Twp.
DATASOURCE: Detroit Edison CONTACT: Eileen Dixon, +1-313-235-9154,
or Len Singer, +1-313-235-8809, both of Detroit Edison Web site:
http://www.dteenergy.com/ http://www.my.dteenergy.com/lineclearance
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