How can residents help in ensuring that trees are not trimmed?
A. Residents can help Empire minimize tree-related outages and ensure the beauty of their landscapes through thoughtful planting of new trees. Trees planted near the electric lines should either be low growing shrubs or trees, planted at least as far away from the lines as the trees’ natural spread from power lines. Spreading trees, such as elms and oaks, are common outage-causing culprits and should be planted at least 50 feet away from power lines. Before planting trees on your property, the location of utility lines should be considered. Are lines overhead or underground? Never dig near underground utility lines. Future access to these underground lines should be considered when planting.
