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“When we work in well- maintained areas, it reduces risks for our employees and equipment, too. With less wear and tear on our lines, we improve power quality, experience fewer after-hours outages, and lower our labor costs.”


in December, Malone noticed that areas that had been cleared recently suffered fewer damages. “We cleared lines from West Bank substation running west and South of Hugo in the Soper/Bluff area in October, and we noticed a lot less damage to our lines, fewer broken poles and conductors, and we had easier access because of right-of-way maintenance.”


As a not-for-profit co-op, CEC strives to keep costs affordable for members. Maintaining the right of way is an important part of controlling costs. At CEC, right-of-way maintenance became a top priority following the ice storm of 2000. Under the leadership of newly hired CEO Terry Matlock, CEC initiated a committed and thorough right-of-way maintenance plan with the lofty goal to treat and clear every mile of co-op line regularly. Today, CEC power lines rights-of-way are trimmed and cleared cyclically followed by treatement with growth inhibitors.


“The process is expensive and time consuming, but it does pay off,” Malone noted. “When we work in well-maintained areas, it reduces risks for our employees and equipment, too. With less wear and tear on our lines, we improve power quality, experience fewer after-hours outages and lower our labor costs.”


Safety, reliability, and cost: It’s why CEC believes in right-of-way “spring cleaning.” “If we neglect one of these areas, it will affect all the others, so we aren’t willing to compromise,” Malone added. At CEC, maintaining the right- of-way is key to ensuring your safety, comfort, and keeping costs low. ■


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