Transmission Line Right of Way Maintenance – It’s the Law
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Entergy’s transmission lines, which operate at voltages from 69kV to 500kV,
provide reliable bulk power service to retail, commercial and industrial
customers.
Trained transmission line and vegetation/right of way personnel inspect these
lines at scheduled intervals.
These inspections identify all encroachments including trees, buildings,
antennas and other structures that represent a risk to reliable operation.
Encroachments are documented so that the company can take mitigating measures
in a timely manner.
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Entergy’s contractors remove identified encroachments following the provisions
established and recorded in right of way easements. These permits and
servitudes grant Entergy the right to maintain, clear and keep clear a
specified right of way width along its transmission lines.
Entergy’s compliance obligation
Entergy’s transmission business unit does this because it has a mandatory
regulatory obligation to comply with clearance requirements, depending on
voltage, according to government agency or industry guidelines.
This obligation includes maintaining proper clearances involving commercial
and non-commercial trees located in residential, rural or industrial areas.
Entergy’s transmission business is subject to significant fines and penalties
if service or operation is affected by trees growing on or within established
clearance requirements or if encroachments are not removed in a timely manner.
Proper Right of Way management supports reliability
Entergy’s transmission line and vegetation/right of way personnel and the
company’s contractors respect and value all customers and landowners in our
service areas in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
We work at maintaining transmission line rights of way not just to stay in
compliance with required standards, but also because we know that vegetation
encroaching on a transmission line might mean our customers’ lights might go
out.
Everything we do is aimed at ensuring continued reliable service to our
customers.
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