Detroit Edison Sets Schedule for November and December Line Clearance
October 31 2005 - 8:25AM
PR Newswire (US)
DETROIT, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Detroit Edison line-clearance
crews will be working in more than 20 Southeastern Michigan
communities in November and December, 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 senior 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 November and
December, line-clearance crews will continue or begin work in the
following communities: Livingston County Tuscola County Brighton
Township Juniata Township Green Oak Township Richville Township
Tuscola Township Macomb County Vassar Township St. Clair Shores
Washtenaw County Oakland County Ann Arbor Ferndale Ypsilanti Hazel
Park Ypsilanti Township Waterford West Bloomfield Wayne County
Dearborn St. Clair County Dearborn Heights Ft. Gratiot Township
Detroit Port Huron Grosse Pointe Farms Port Huron Township Van
Buren Township 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.my.dteenergy.com/lineclearance
http://www.dteenergy.com/
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