Can I plant and grow trees on the transmission line right-of-way?
No, typically easements were purchased to provide TVA perpetual rights to keep the right-of-way clear of trees so that it can build, protect, operate, maintain, and rebuild transmission lines. Therefore, most trees should not be grown within the right-of-way. However, TVA may allow low-growing vegetation, which will not exceed 15 feet in height, at some locations on the right-of-way, provided that the vegetation does not exceed other TVA’s requirements for reliable operation of or access to the transmission line. A number of native shrubs and grasses are appropriate for planting in utility rights-of-way. Read about them in these brochures.
