{"id":473135,"date":"2021-04-07T14:48:24","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T18:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=473135"},"modified":"2021-04-07T14:48:24","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T18:48:24","slug":"met-eds-2021-tree-trimming-program-to-enhance-service-reliability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/met-eds-2021-tree-trimming-program-to-enhance-service-reliability\/","title":{"rendered":"Met-Ed’s 2021 Tree Trimming Program to Enhance Service Reliability"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Work includes trimming along more than 3,200 miles of power lines<\/h2>\n

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\n READING, Pa.<\/span>, April 7, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0Met-Ed, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), continues to conduct tree trimming work in communities across its service area in Pennsylvania<\/span> as part of its ongoing efforts to help enhance electric service reliability.<\/p>\n

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Maintaining proper clearances around electrical equipment can help reduce the frequency and duration of tree-related power outages, especially those associated with severe weather such as spring and summer thunderstorms.<\/p>\n

Since the beginning of the year, tree contractors have trimmed along about 650 miles of distribution and transmission lines in the Met-Ed area as part of the company’s $28 million<\/span> vegetation management program for 2020. Met-Ed’s program remains on schedule to complete an additional 2,550 miles of work by year end.<\/p>\n

The work includes inspecting vegetation near the lines to ensure trees are pruned in a manner that helps preserve the health of the tree, while also maintaining safety near electric facilities. Trees that present a danger or are diseased also may be removed. <\/p>\n

“Trimming trees around our power lines is critical in our mission to provide reliable electric service for our customers,” said Linda Moss<\/span>, regional president, Met-Ed. “The work is paying off. In 2020, Met-Ed experienced 11 percent fewer tree-related outages than in 2019.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Met-Ed is scheduled in 2021 to trim trees along transmission lines and distribution circuits in the following counties and areas:<\/p>\n