Vegetation Management - Customer Responsibilities

Vegetation management is a partnership between us and you, the customer. The items below are customer responsibilities when dealing with trees and power lines.

Disposal and clean up

After a tree is trimmed, smaller limbs and branches are run through a wood chipper and hauled away. In an effort to hold down costs, which means lower rates for customers, larger branches are cut into manageable lengths and left behind for the property owner’s use or disposal. In some areas like hillsides, leaving cut vegetation can protect against erosion.

During storm restoration:

If a tree lands on a power line during a storm, causing the lines to sag and/or break from the pole, LG&E and KU will remove the trees from the line and restring the lines. The removal of the tree debris such as branches and large limbs is the responsibility of the homeowner. Crews will not be able haul away debris or use woodchippers as this could slow down restoration efforts.

Overhead service responsibilities

Delivering safe, reliable electric service to you is our priority. The overhead service diagrams show some home electrical systems, and it's important for you to know the portions of that overhead service that you're responsible for maintaining and those sections that are our responsibility.