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.

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Duke Energy officials have announced plans to clear vegetation overgrowth along several high-voltage power lines in the Bedford ...

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 ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Crews with Eversource are using helicopters to trim trees across Connecticut. According to Eversource officials, the goal is to prevent trees from falling onto transmission ...

Ryan Smith of Aerial Solutions refuels a helicopter used to trim branches from trees in the southeastern part of Callaway County on Friday, June 22, 2012. The company was hired by Ameren to trim trees ...

QUESTION: A contractor for SWEPCO has marked trees in my yard that were determined to be too close to or touching the electrical power line on my street. The limbs will be cut back to the trunk of ...

At Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), safety is the cornerstone of the commitment to customers and employees. This hurricane season, FPL urges Floridians to be prepared and aware of potential safety ...