The utility company said some customers have lost power because trees are falling for no apparent reason other than the drought.
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Connecticut’s drought conditions have Eversource crews identifying trees that pose a threat to the electric system.
In addition, Eversource sent arborists along as the company used helicopters to do its annual summertime review of its transmission network, Redding said.
The extreme drought hitting MA this year is so bad that it’s causing trees to topple in the state, according to a utility company. Redding said a special emphasis is placed on making sure that no trees fall on what the company refers to as “backbone lines” within its distribution network. Trees that are in a weakened state could easily lose branches or topple over entirely during stormy weather, Redding said Monday.
Eversource recommends if you have a tree in Eversource’s power line and you think it might be a drought hazard give Eversource a call and they will come out and look at it.
The outages affected the Hebron Town Office Building, RHAM High and Middle schools, and customers in Hebron, Andover, Marlborough, and Glastonbury, Gross said. The utility says it will spend $23 million this year in MA to trim and remove trees that pose a threat.
Homeowners are notified before their trees are trimmed or removed.
“Some trees are changing color much earlier than one would expect”, Eversource spokesman Martin Murray said.
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Eversource delivers electricity to 1.2 million customers in 149 CT towns and provides natural gas to 226,000 customers in 72 towns.
