Case Study: Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative boosts vegetation management efficiency with AiDASH

Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corporation manages 6,600 miles more efficiently with AiDASH

Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corporation (AVECC) faced significant challenges in managing vegetation across its vast service territory with a stagnant budget. The utility needed to ensure reliability and avoid outages while dealing with rising costs for labor, equipment, and operations. Their previous methods, including a six-year cycle trim and drone oversight, were time-consuming and inefficient. To address this, AVECC turned to vendor AiDash and its Intelligent Vegetation Management System (IVMS) to find a more data-driven approach.

The solution implemented by AiDash utilized satellite remote sensing and AI to provide critical data on vegetation health and risk. This allowed AVECC to move from a reactive, calendar-based trimming schedule to a proactive, targeted strategy. The AiDash software provided the data needed to identify which specific miles of right-of-way required trimming, enabling the utility to maximize the impact of its budget, improve efficiency, and maintain reliability without the need for extensive boots-on-the-ground assessments.

Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corporation