MonPower Using Aerial Saw to Clear Transmission Lines

Monongahela Power is using a helicopter equipped with an aerial saw to trim trees and ensure proper clearance around nearly 600 miles of high-voltage transmission lines in its West Virginia service area.
The work is expected to conclude this fall.
The transmission corridors are located in Brooke, Pleasants, Braxton, Gilmer, Hancock, Harrison, Lewis, Marion, Monongalia, Nicholas, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Roane, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Webster and Wood counties.
Maintaining proper clearances around transmission lines…