Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., is using a helicopter equipped with an aerial saw to trim trees and ensure proper clearance around more than 400 miles of ...

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, ...

Outfitted with a long aluminum wire, this helicopter carries eight rotating saw blades to cut trees along a transmission ...

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 ...

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

Company officials say the method allows crews to complete work more efficiently than traditional manual trimming.

(WLUK) -- Aerial tree trimming activity will start next week in Northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. A helicopter and heavy-duty air saw will be used to trim trees along ...

Ryan Smith of Aerial Solutions refuels a helicopter used to trim branches from trees in the southeastern part of Callaway County on Friday, June 22, 2012. The company was hired by Ameren to trim trees ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Duke Energy officials have announced plans to clear vegetation overgrowth along several high-voltage power lines in the Bedford ...

We Energies forestry crews are trimming trees along the power lines. It is part of a multi-year effort to cut back or remove thousands of "danger trees." The goal is to prevent or lessen damage to ...