Many outages are caused by trees and tree limbs falling into overhead power lines.  Our tree trimming crews work year-round to maintain clearance between overhead powerlines and nearby trees and shrubs.  This prevents outages, helping us to maintain a safe, reliable distribution system.  

If your home is connected to our electric distribution system by an overhead wire (called a service line), please check periodically to ensure that trees are not growing into the path of the wire.

Tree limbs that occasionally brush a service line won't damage it.  But a tree limb or trunk that is pushing a service line out of its normal path should be trimmed or removed.  This kind of interference can damage the electrical equipment in your home, or cause an outage for you and your neighbors.

If you are thinking about making energy efficiency improvements to your home, now is a great time to act.  There are PUD rebates and state and federal tax credits available for a wide variety of ugrades. Visit www.crpud.net or contact our Energy Experts at experts@crpud.org or (503) 366-5470 to learn more.

When shopping for appliances, lighting and home electronics, choose items that have earned the ENERGY STAR.  ENERGY STAR qualified products use less energy without sacrificing style, features or comfort.

To learn more or ot see a list of products that carry the ENERGY STAR label, visit www.energystar.gov.