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

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

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, ...

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

There’s a reason Western Mass. residents might see a giant saw dangling from a helicopter over the next few weeks: Eversource is trimming trees from the sky. The utility has been using a low-flying ...

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 ...

GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Like a hot knife through butter, an aerial saw equipped with 10 24-inch carbide-tipped blades dangling 125 feet below a helicopter made quick work of tree limbs hanging over the ...

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 ...

A helicopter flying low across Massachusetts with a stack of spinning sawblades hanging beneath it is not part of a new James Bond movie; it's a part of power line maintenance. Eversource shared ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) routinely trims trees located near power lines as a way to prevent outages in the event of severe weather. The most efficient way to do that in ...

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