Correlating Tree Disturbances, Tree Work, and Tree Budgets

Abstract

Tree-caused disturbances to electric facilities are the only reason utilities trim trees. The amount of tree work done by a utility as to what trees are maintained, what clearance is acquired, and how often the work must be repeated is directly related to the tree-caused interruptions experienced. Tree budgets are merely the funds required to obtain the amount of line clearance required to hold tree disturbances to a tolerable level. The purpose of this paper is to show how these basic criteria can be correlated to project accurate and meaningful budgets and measure the accomplishment toward that chosen objective.