Definition Sheet (PDF)

Overview
VM

The effective management of vegetation on transmission and distribution corridors is essential to the reliable supply of electricity and to ensure public and worker safety. Vegetation programs must also comply with new and emerging regulations, meet public and landowner expectations and consider environmental issues. Managing vegetation can range from pruning or removing individual trees to encouraging the establishment of low growing compatible plant communities on a right-of-way.  Furthermore, it involves responding to public, First Nations, Government and landowner requests and concerns, while still achieving control that will comply with NERC and other regulations in a cost effective manner.  These are a few of the aspects needed to develop a comprehensive and effective vegetation management program.

The Vegetation Management Program focuses on many of the areas noted above with an emphasis on asset management and program planning, as opposed to specific work specifications required for fieldwork.  It is believed that these areas are adequately addressed through other organizations such as utility arborist associations. It is anticipated that this list will develop and evolve over time.

Topics & Issues

  • Environmental Issues
  • Regulatory Requirements and Compliance Frameworks
  • Public & Social Issues
  • Vegetation Management Program Optimization
  • Responsible Vegetation Management Practices
  • New Materials and Techniques
Program Services

  • Networking & Information Sharing

    • Annual face-to-face Business Meetings with webinar call-in options
    • 4-5 conference calls and learning webinars
    • Access to a network of ~1,000 electrical utility peers from around the world

  • Industry Benchmarking

    • Requests for Information where your questions or concerns are circulated to other group
      participants with rapid-fire response rates
    • Internal benchmarking surveys for state-of-the-industry intelligence

  • Collaborative Technical Projects

    • The flexibility to support only those projects which are relevant to your organization, meaning you know exactly, where your research dollars are going
    • Supported by CEATI management, participating utilities and consultants work together across all phases of a project’s life-cycle, ensuring your organization receives practical, high-quality deliverables

  • Unparalleled Return on Investment

    • Ability to split project funding costs with other organizations, resulting in highly-leveraged funding opportunities
    • Reduced pricing on published reports, training courses, and industry-open conferences
Project Portfolio

Ongoing Projects


T203700 4105
A Comparison of Phodar vs. LiDAR - Advantages and Disadvantages of Each
T193700 4104
Improving Vegetation Management via Wearable Technology and Augmented Reality

Completed Projects


T183700 4103
Powerline Vegetation Management Best Practices within Boreal Forest Caribou Regions
T173700 4102
Control of weeds in electrical facilities such as substations, switchyards, capacitor stations, and cable termination sites
T163700 4101
The Business Case for Herbicide Use in Integrated Vegetation Management Programs
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Webinars

Webinar Library

Improve Resilience by Transforming your Vegetation Management Program with Robust Vegetation Insights and Intelligent Workflows
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June 2020
Use of Internal Forces for Vegetation Management
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April 2020
Communicating Benefits Related to Herbicide Use
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January 2020
Digital Vegetation Management Solutions: Should You Take the Leap?
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December 2019
Leveraging Predictive Modelling & Optimization for a Program Management Approach to Utility Vegetation Management
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December 2019
Utility Vegetation Management Program
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October 2019
Case Study: Experience with EAB and Gyspy Moth
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August 2019
BELIVE Project
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June 2019
Comparison of Aerial Data Collection Methods
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June 2019
The Modern Role of Supply Chain
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June 2019
Vegetation Management Procurement: A Vendor Perspective
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June 2019
Space-Based Earth Monitoring Technologies
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April 2019
Hydro One’s Transmission Vegetation Management Program
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March 2019
Utilizing Web GIS to Manage Vegetation in Rights-of-Way
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December 2018
Removing Bottlenecks in Technology-led UVM Programs through Big Data Computing and Machine Vision
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December 2018
Using Prescriptive Analytics Modeling for Optimizing Mechanical and Integrated Vegetation Management Programs
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December 2018
Understanding the Cost of Deferred Maintenance
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December 2018
PG&E uses Novel Mobile Based Technology to Improve Operational Safety
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December 2018
Long Range Drones vs. Manned Helicopters for Long Range Asset and Vegetation Inspection
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December 2018
Integrating Augmented Reality into Vegetation Management Work Planning
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December 2018
Hydro One’s Approach to Community Consultation: Balancing Safety and Reliability with Community Interests, Environment, and Value
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December 2018
Wildfires in California: San Diego Gas and Electric’s Perspective
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December 2018
Wildfires in California: Pacific Gas and Electric’s Perspective
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December 2018
Wildfires: Federal Perspective
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December 2018
California’s Policy on Fire Prevention and Vegetation Management
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December 2018
Integrating Utility Vegetation Management and Urban Forestry: A Municipal Utility Perspective
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December 2018
Creating Incentive by Involving the Customer in ROW Landscape Decisions
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December 2018
Apps for Arborists
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November 2018
The Right-of-Way Stewardship Accreditation Program
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October 2018
Contracting Versus In-House Tree Workers
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September 2018
Maintenance and Investigation of LinES (MILES)
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June 2018
Integrating Tree Growth Regulators (TGRs) into an IVM Program
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April 2018
Work Management Systems in Vegetation Management
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September 2017
Fuel Management Related to Transmission Right of Ways and other types of Linear Corridors – a Current State of Knowledge
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May 2017
UVM Regulatory Requirements - What the State and Provincial regulators think of UVM oversight
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April 2017
RFP Warning: Could the lowest bidder end up costing you millions?
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November 2016
Pollinators, Monarch Butterflies and what we know about Herbicide Impacts.
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October 2016
Human-Based Spread of Invasive Plants from Powerline Corridors in New York State
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September 2016
GIS Applications for ROW Management on New York Power Authority High Voltage Transmission Lines
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April 2016
Tree Pruning versus Removal
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February 2016
Alternative Use of ROW
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October 2015
Thermovision, Corona Assessment and GIS
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September 2015
Changing the Game of Managing Trees Near Utility Lines
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July 2015
Bioherbicides for the control of deciduous species
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May 2015
Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM) Partnerships
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March 2015
Development of a Business Case for Scheduling Utility Vegetation Management on a Preventative vs. Corrective Maintenance Basis
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October 2014
Tools for Utility Network Managers to Make Decisions that will Benefit Pollinators and Safety
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September 2014
The Value of Monitoring Vegetation
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June 2014
Justifying Utility Vegetation Management Funding
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May 2014
A Study of Performance Indicators for Utility Vegetation Management
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March 2014
A Discussion on Utility Liability for Tree and Power Line Events
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January 2014
Upcoming Events
Vegetation Management Webinar Series - Seminar 1: Support Technologies
Attendance Open to Electrical Utilities   Request Invitation
September 2020
Vegetation Management Webinar Series - Seminar 2: Environmental Improvement
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September 2020
Vegetation Management Webinar Series - Seminar 3: Catastrophic Risk Mitigation
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October 2020
Vegetation Management Webinar Series - Seminar 4: Communication
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October 2020
Vegetation Management Webinar Series - Seminar 5: Effective Program Development
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November 2020
Vegetation Management Webinar Series - Seminar 6: Effective Program Implementation
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November 2020
VMP 2020 Fall General Meeting
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December 2020 in San Diego, CA
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