Eversource will employ a helicopter suspending a 10-bladed saw to trim tree limbs near transmission lines. (Photo courtesy Eversource via State House News Service) This article is more than 1 year ...

Eversource transmission lines are the superhighway of the power grid. To help maintain it, crews use a helicopter with a tree trimmer dangling from the bottom of it to cut back vegetation.

The utility has been using a low-flying helicopter and a 90 to 120-foot saw to trim trees from the air for a few years, not just in Mass. but also in Connecticut and New Hampshire, Priscilla Rees ...

GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Like a hot knife through butter, an aerial saw equipped with 10 24-inch carbide-tipped blades dangling 125 feet below a helicopter made quick work of tree limbs hanging ...

EAST WINDSOR, Conn. (WTNH) — Did you see a helicopter in East Windsor or Guilford today? Eversource conducted its annual tree cleanup along higher voltage powerlines on Monday, a process that… ...

We’re told the saw hangs underneath a helicopter with multiple blades attached to a boom pole. The process is faster and easier than trimming from the ground, especially in hard-to-reach areas.

Indiana Michigan Power started aerial tree trimming in southwest Michigan. There is a special saw suspended below a helicopter to trim the trees and keep the limbs away from power lines, which ...

The helicopter and aerial saw provide a way to trim trees in hard-to-reach locations. The work is expected to begin this week and conclude in late March, depending on weather conditions.

The helicopter and aerial saw provide a way to trim trees in hard-to-reach locations. The work is expected to begin on or about Monday and conclude in late March, depending on weather conditions.