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

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

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Duke Energy will trim trees along high-voltage power lines in the Bloomington area in the next few days. Here’s what you need to know. When will Duke Energy trim trees in the Greene, Owen, Monroe and ...