Case Study: Hoosier Energy resolves utility project conflicts and reduces tree removals with Davey Resource Group

Hoosier Energy reduces tree removals with Davey’s 7-crew second assessment

Hoosier Energy, a utility in the Northeastern U.S., faced significant community opposition to a capital improvement project aimed at reducing outages. Homeowners and a local conservation trust protested recommended tree removals with signs and an online petition. The utility called in Davey Resource Group (DRG) for a second opinion on the vegetation management work to help resolve the conflict.

Davey implemented a new assessment with a crew that reduced the number of necessary tree removals, including identifying hazardous ash trees infested with emerald ash borer. DRG crew members directly communicated with homeowners to explain the project's benefits and found ways to preserve historical trees. This solution received resident approval, allowing the utility to continue the project with a new plan and impressed Hoosier Energy with DRG's ability to find a middle ground.

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