Poor maintenance tree trimming can have deadly consequences, but critics say it's not always clear who's responsible, and the public is often left in the dark.
Poor maintenance can have deadly consequences, but critics say the public is often left in the dark — Walking through her old backyard in Detroit , Michigan , Edith Lee-Payne has fond memories of her former home, but also heartbreaking ones.
According to federal data, tree vegetation coming into contact with power lines is a leading cause of electricity outages — in some cases causing deadly blackouts and wildfires. In 2022, Lee-Payne experienced another fire, which she maintains was caused by a power surge despite DTE claiming the company has no evidence of an equipment issue on their end.
Living in that reality can mean spending time in the dark: DTE has reported that for Detroit customers, about half the time the lights are off can be attributed to vegetation coming into conflict with power lines.In 2003, a blackout crippled much of the Northeast United States and parts of Canada, leaving millions of people in the dark.
“If you’re taking very good care of your trees, who’s to say your neighbor is taking equally good care of your neighbor’s trees? The answer is, you can’t have that kind of confidence without knowing your neighbors very well beyond that,” Kahn said.
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