New Hampshire Public Radio

Get the chopper: Blade-dangling helicopter slices and dices CT tree limbs to keep power flowing

Outfitted with a long aluminum wire, this helicopter carries eight rotating saw blades to cut trees along a transmission corridor from East Haddam to Middletown.
The Morning Journal

FirstEnergy: Helicopter-mounted aerial saw to trim trees, vegetation

FirstEnergy this week started deploying a helicopter-mounted aerial saw to proactively trim trees and vegetation along high-voltage power lines in Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula counties. So, ...
The Connecticut Mirror

Blade-dangling helicopter chops CT tree limbs to keep power flowing

A team contracted by Eversource trims trees away from transmission lines in Middletown, Connecticut, on Jan. 6, 2026 using a saw suspended from a helicopter. Credit: Tyler Russell / Connecticut Public ...
Berkshire Eagle

A 10-bladed helicopter saw will fly over the Berkshires next week. Here's why

If you see a 10-bladed saw longer than two school buses flying through the Berkshires this week, don't panic. It'll be here for some routine trimming. It's part of maintenance work Eversource will be ...
The Republic

Duke begins aerial tree trimming

PLAINFIELD – Duke Energy plans to clear out vegetation overgrowth along several high-voltage power lines in southern Indiana. The project will help ensure safe and reliable service across the Duke ...