Right of Way Clearing

Coastal Elec­tric is com­mit­ted to pro­vid­ing safe, reli­able elec­tric ser­vice and veg­e­ta­tion man­age­ment plays a large part in that com­mit­ment. This work is com­plet­ed to pre­vent pow­er out­ages, to main­tain safe con­di­tions around pow­er lines, and to pro­vide access to facil­i­ties for rou­tine and emer­gency needs.

Gen­er­al­ly, trees are trimmed a min­i­mum of ten feet (10’) away from high volt­age pri­ma­ry con­duc­tors and elec­tri­cal equip­ment. In addi­tion, trees near ser­vice con­duc­tors, guy wires, and street light fix­tures are also trimmed to pre­vent dam­age to the equip­ment. All trim­ming is per­formed by a qual­i­fied line clear­ance con­trac­tor using qual­i­fied util­i­ty arborists.

Tree branch­es that come into con­tact with pow­er lines can cause pow­er out­ages and fires. Since begin­ning our veg­e­ta­tion man­age­ment pro­gram, CEC has great­ly low­ered the num­ber of out­ages caused by trees.

You will be noti­fied by mail before crews will be work­ing in your area. CEC appre­ci­ates your sup­port and patience while this work is com­plet­ed. Every effort will be made to treat your prop­er­ty with due respect. If you have any ques­tions regard­ing this process, con­tact us through our online form or call 843–538-5700 and ask to speak with a Right of Way Clear­ing Rep­re­sen­ta­tive.