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Eversource Launches $80M Tree Trimming Project Eversource Launches $80M Tree Trimming Project
Eversource Launches $80M Tree Trimming Project Eversource has invested $80 million in tree-trimming projects across 4,000 miles of electric lines in Connecticut this year. That money will help the company remove hazardous trees to make the Eversource service more reliable to customers, the utility said in a news release. In addition to safety and power reliability, Eversource cited another reason to trim the trees: The company says it plans to get rid of problematic trees that were ravaged by gypsy moth caterpillars and emerald ash borers beetles. “The drought plaguing the region over the last several years may have ended, but the effe…