In other cases, the town, county, or state may have an arborist-sometimes.

The first stop is the utility company's website, which may list the name of the company that did the work and a contact there or at the utility itself.

Pay the power company to install new poles on your property and they will maintain those wires keeping trees from damaging the wire, then they will replace the wires or poles for free if damaged. Pay an outside contractor to install poles at the power companies specs, and when finished sign the ownership of the poles to the power company and they will take full responsibility again. Oct 14, The power company trimmed some of my trees away from power lines.

I don't like the job they did.

If residents think a tree looks ugly, the utility company gets complaints.

This is where the tree's branches are cut to give clearance between themselves and the power Author: Roy Berendsohn. Dec 12, Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E): OG&E provides their stance if a tree falls on powers lines stating: “When an ‘Act of Nature’ (such as lightning, high winds, tornadoes, etc.) causes trees or other vegetation to fall across power lines and create power outages, we cut the trees and brush so poles and lines can be replaced and re-energized.

Disposal of any wood, limbs or debris resulting.

Jul 17, Yes, Sometimes, whether for you, for themselves, or for arborist companies, they'll work on trees that are of close proximity to their high tension lines. Mar 31, Electric company tree removal: A property owner's rights. Herb Beattie (treedelimbing.bare AT treedelimbing.bar) sent along a summary of Tuesday night's meeting about the rights property owners have when AEP/PSO (our local electric company) comes onto the property to cut back or remove trees: The homeowner owns land within easement, subject to utilities rights to use the easement for the delivery.