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

Eversource has been using helicopters at various spots around the state to cut tree branches near remote transmission lines.
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 ...
WBIW

Duke Energy to conduct aerial tree trimming in Bedford and Mitchell

BEDFORD – Duke Energy plans to clear out vegetation overgrowth along several high-voltage power lines in the Bedford and ...
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, ...
WBUR

Yes, that's a giant saw dangling from a helicopter. Ask Eversource

Don't be alarmed if you are in western Massachusetts and see a tree-trimming saw dangling from a helicopter. Eversource on Tuesday is embarking on its campaign to maintain clearance near its ...
KARE 11

DNR concludes helicopter tree seeding project

ST PAUL, Minn. — Caring for forests across Minnesota is one of the DNR's most fundamental missions, a task that requires a significant amount of resources and manpower. The job of reforestation is led ...
KSLA

SWEPCO takes to the skies in helicopter to trim trees

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Residents in Shreveport, Bossier, and surrounding areas may have heard and seen something unusual in the air this month as Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), took ...
The Herald-Times

Duke Energy to trim trees in southern Indiana this week — from the air

Duke Energy will trim trees along high-voltage power lines in the Bloomington area in the next few days. Here’s what you need to know. When will Duke Energy trim trees in the Greene, Owen, Monroe and ...