Vegetation management
You can help UES clear the way for reliable service
While trees and other vegetation are an important part of a clean, safe and healthy community, they also can grow near power lines and other electrical 设备. 帮助我们维护可靠的服务，并防止安全隐患，种植正确的树在您的家庭或企业外的正确位置.
How can vegetation affect electrical service?
树木和其他植物长得太靠近电线和其他电气设备时, 它们会给我们的客户造成停电和其他安全隐患.
Potential problems include:
- 停电
在电线杆附近种植的树木长得很高，树枝可能会干扰电力线和其他设备. During summer monsoons, strong winds and
rain can break off branches or topple entire trees. The debris can damage power lines and power poles, causing costly outages that can affect thousands of customers. - 安全问题
Fallen power lines may still be energized, which can present a safety hazard on roadways and nearby pedestrians. If you see a downed power line, stay away from it and call
911. - 低电压
Electric current is always looking for a way to get to the ground, and vegetation can provide a convenient path. 这可以导致低电压到您的家庭或整个电路服务成百上千的客户. 低电压会损坏家用电器和其他敏感电子产品.
谁是电线或其他UES设备上植物生长过度的接触者?
- Contact UES at for vegetation management questions or concerns.
- Never attempt to clear vegetation near energized electrical lines!
What does UES do for the environment in regards to trees?
- 树木和其他植被是清洁、安全和健康社区的重要组成部分. Trees remove carbon dioxide from the air, 为雀鸟及其他野生动物提供栖息地，使我们的环境更美丽.
- 这就是为什么UES可以帮助房主通过它为住宅客户提供低成本的树木 树为你 程序.
What does UES do with all the tree trimmings?
In Santa Cruz County, 剩菜剩菜被送到图马科里的非营利组织阿瓦隆有机花园和生态村, 亚利桑那州., where they are used to make composting material for gardens.
How often does UES trim trees and other vegetation?
UES常年与Asplundh树木专家公司合作，以识别有干扰头顶设备危险的树木和其他植被.
线路清理人员将清理公共财产和道路上的植被，每三年一次. More frequent pruning may be required in some circumstances. 工人们还会每三年修剪一次生长在远离高架输电线路的私人地产上的植被，而业主无需为此支付任何费用. 如果修剪树木的工作人员被要求在三年内回来做额外的工作，业主可能会收到账单.
下载以下信息，了解更多UES如何决定在哪里修剪植被:
Clearing the Way For Reliable Service
Crews may need to enter private property to complete this work. For planned trimming, UES工作人员在工作前真诚地通知附近的居民, although that might not be the case in some urgent situations.
How does UES trim trees?
Asplundh树木专家公司经验丰富的工作人员努力修剪只有在绝对必要的时候.
UES树木修剪器使用一种称为“定向”或“横向”修剪的技术, which has been approved by the United States Forest Service, the National Arbor Day Foundation and other arbor organizations. 这项技术仅用于切除那些有可能生长并干扰电气设备的肢体.
下载信息来了解更多UES剪子树是如何干扰架空线路的:
The Right Approach to Pruning Trees
Can UES "round over" a tree?
UES does not "round over" branches or use "topping" techniques, 哪些会导致快速生长的豆芽干扰电器设备. These techniques can also weaken the tree. 当树木直接种植在输电线下时，树枝必须被砍掉. 我们的修剪方法将有助于引导树冠生长远离头顶
设备.
This method of pruning, while healthier for the tree than other methods, may result in plants that appear to be out of symmetry.
Alternatives to pruning or cutting down trees, 包括在地下铺设电线或改变电线路线, may be available at the request and expense of customers.
UES是否会清除我土地上连接到我土地的电线上的植被?
客户有责任清理连接其家庭或企业与我们当地配电线路的电力服务线路上的植被.
下载以下信息，了解更多UES如何决定在哪里修剪植被:
The Right Approach to Pruning Trees
如客户希望自行清理植被，请先致电UES客户服务中心，暂停服务，以便安全完成这项工作. There is no cost for this temporary suspension of electric service.
What can I do to help prevent problems caused by vegetation?
您可以帮助我们保持可靠的服务，确保在您的家庭或企业之外的正确位置种植正确的树. To avoid these problems, 植被应与头顶的电气设备保持至少15英尺的距离.
How do I decide where to plant my tree?
无论你是为了美丽而种树，还是为了创造阴凉来帮助减少能源消耗, here are some thoughts to consider before you break ground.
知道你的树
- Do you know how tall your new tree might grow?
- Do you know how wide the canopy might be?
- Do you know what shape the canopy will take?
在选择种什么树的时候，知道这些问题的答案是很重要的. While certain trees may have specific needs at the time of planting, it's important to envision what that tree will look like in 10 years.
看看周围
- 树木向上和向外生长——头顶上是否有电线或其他电力设施?
- 当树成熟时，它的树冠可能会接触到电线?
- Are you planting near any underground 设备?
植树时，树木的任何一部分都不能靠近电器设备15英尺以内. Trees may need to be positioned near a home to provide shade. 要谨慎，并记住，在未来，潜在的利益应该与潜在的问题相权衡.
在你挖
在打电话之前拿起铲子可能会造成不必要的伤害, 财产损失和损坏的地下电力设备可能导致停电. 在你挖 a site for a new tree, 在挖掘前至少两个工作日打电话到1-800- Stake - it(1-)的亚利桑那州ona 811(以前是亚利桑那州ona Blue Stake)，以便对地下设施进行标记. UES will locate company-owned service lines at no charge.