Help Us Prevent Outages
Be mindful of where you plant trees
Weather is the biggest cause of power outages because falling trees knock down power lines. When planting trees, follow these rules:
- Plant trees that grow no more than 30 feet at least 10 feet away from utility poles, street lights and power lines.
- Plant trees growing up to 50 feet at least 40 feet away.
- Plant trees that grow larger than 50 feet 60 feet away.
Ripley Power and Light’s Tree-Trimming Program
To proactively protect its power lines, Ripley Power and Light has a crew dedicated to trimming and cutting down trees and vegetation year-round.
They look for trees and limbs that have grown too close to power lines and equipment.
Their mission is to trim or cut down trees and vegetation that threaten power lines under strong winds or an ice storm.
They get permission from property owners before trimming or removing a tree. Customers concerned that tree branches are too close to power lines should contact Ripley Power and Light.
The ultimate goal is to keep customer lights on at all times and maintain the highest level of service reliability possible.