Trees and Right of Way Management

In order to provide safe, reliable electrical service, we maintain the rights of way under our power lines. We do this through right of way and vegetation management which entails pruning, removing or replacing trees, cutting brush, and applying herbicides.

Learn more about tree pruning around
distribution lines that serve homes and businesses.

Learn about our system of rights of way and approved uses, and tree pruning around transmission lines, the large lines that carry power from the generating plants to the distribution system.

Georgia Power foresters are certified arborists, registered foresters and certified pesticide applicators. In addition, many of the foresters are members of professional affiliations, including:

• International Society of Arboriculture (ISA)
• Georgia Vegetation Management Association (GVMA)
• Georgia Urban Forest Council (GUFC)
• Local Tree Boards
• Utility Arborist Association (UAA)