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    Vegetation Management

    LUMA Energy's Work Plan For Puerto Rico

    March 25, 2024
    The utility aims to boost reliability and resiliency by focusing on vegetation management, automation and substation modernization.
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    Preventing Ergonomic Injuries in Utility Vegetation Management

    Oct. 2, 2023
    Since ergonomic injuries are one of the leading work-related hazards, it is important to understand how ergonomics affect job tasks and how to properly complete said tasks.
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    2023 Trees & Utilities: Live from Pittsburgh

    Sept. 19, 2023
    The annual event brings utility vegetation management professionals together for networking and education.
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    Striving for Sustainability in Vegetation Management

    July 13, 2023
    SMUD achieves ROW Stewardship re-accreditation for its integrated vegetation management program.
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    Transmission Vegetation Management Transformation Part II

    July 10, 2023
    In part two of this two-part article series, Duke Energy shares how its WorkPASS program has transformed the way it executes vegetation management work.

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    Wildfire Risk Mitigation

    Feb. 16, 2022
    Learn about the tools and practices that minimize power equipment caused fires.
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    Tree-Trimming Work Underway to Help Minimize Power Outages for JCP&L Customers

    April 23, 2024
    FirstEnergy Corp. subsidiary Jersey Central Power & Light tree-trimming plan allocates $32.5 million to enhance electric service reliability along more than 3,400 miles of power...
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    NV5 Completes Largest Contiguous Oblique Imagery Collection in US

    April 23, 2024
    NV5 completed the largest single oblique imagery collection in the United States for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, offering rich detail at three-inch scale, which makes high-resolution...
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    U.S. Department Of The Interior Announces $79 Million To Support Wildland Fire Management

    April 12, 2024
    The department is investing $1.5 billion over five years to support its wildland firefighting workforce and increase the resilience of communities and lands experiencing wildfires...
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    Wildfire Risk is Business Risk: A Vegetation Management Program with AI at its Core - Part Two

    April 9, 2024
    Utilities must prepare to operate in an environment where climate change poses an inherent risk to their vegetation management strategy.