{"id":473137,"date":"2021-04-07T14:48:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T18:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=473137"},"modified":"2021-04-07T14:48:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T18:48:26","slug":"penn-power-invests-nearly-9-5-million-in-tree-trimming-work-to-help-minimize-impact-of-severe-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/penn-power-invests-nearly-9-5-million-in-tree-trimming-work-to-help-minimize-impact-of-severe-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Penn Power Invests Nearly $9.5 Million in Tree-Trimming Work to Help Minimize Impact of Severe Weather"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Work includes trimming along 1,200 miles of power lines in 2021<\/h2>\n

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\n NEW CASTLE, Pa.<\/span>, April 7, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0Penn Power, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), is conducting tree trimming and other vegetation management work in communities across its western Pennsylvania<\/span> service area to help enhance service reliability for customers. This year’s nearly $9.5 million<\/span> tree-trimming program will help keep power flowing to customers around the clock by preventing tree-related outages, such as those that can occur during the spring and summer storm season. <\/p>\n

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Since the beginning of the year, tree contractors have trimmed trees along nearly 300 miles of electric lines across the Penn Power service area. The company’s program\u00a0remains on track to complete an additional 900 miles of tree-trimming work by the end of the year.<\/p>\n

The program includes inspecting trees near the lines to ensure they’re pruned in a manner that helps preserve the health of the tree, while also maintaining safety near electric facilities.\u00a0Trees that present a danger or are diseased also may be removed.<\/p>\n

“Tree branches interfering with power lines is a leading cause of power outages, which is why this proactive work is necessary across our lush service area,” said Ed Shuttleworth<\/span>, regional president of Penn Power and Ohio Edison. “Our tree crews have made great progress over the years maintaining our vegetation to minimize the risk of tree-related outages.”<\/p>\n

Tree trimming will take place in the following counties and communities this year: <\/p>\n