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 ...

ERIE, Pa., May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission Company (MAIT), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), is using a helicopter equipped with an aerial saw to trim ...

Saw will trim along high-voltage transmission lines in 16 counties through end of year ERIE, Pa., May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission Company (MAIT), a subsidiary of ...

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 ...

The saw cleanly cuts tree limbs 8 to 10 inches in diameter, which fall straight to the ground propelled by air blasts from the helicopter rotors. Ground crews move limbs that have fallen onto roads, ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP)– Residents in several western Massachusetts communities will see helicopters flying overhead as Eversource begins tree-trimming operations. Eversource will be using a low-flying ...

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. If you’ve ever lost power during a storm, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Northeast Ohio residents may notice low-flying helicopters carrying large saws this fall, as FirstEnergy begins trimming trees and vegetation along high-voltage transmission lines in ...