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NAEC to begin tree removal near power lines

The North Arkansas Electric Cooperative (NAEC) and its contractors will be working to remove trees and cut vegetation in the co-op’s right of way in the coming weeks.

Trees in the right-of-way can lead to blinks or extended outages when their limbs grow into electric lines or when they fall into lines. In addition, trees in lines can lead to fire or accidental electrocution as well as poses an access issue for NAEC vehicles.

The Co-op maintains a 15 ft. minimum right-of-way on either side of powerlines. Maintanence of right-of-ways is required by the Arkansas Public Service Commission.

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Power restored to nearly 9,000 NAEC members

Power was restored to nearly 9,000 members of North Arkansas Electric Cooperative Saturday evening after going through an outage since Friday night’s storms. As of 8:45 Saturday night, 3,410 members were still without power. According to the cooperative, more than 241 broken poles have been found so far. The restoration…

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Fallen trees, lightening causes power outages in Baxter County Saturday morning

Residents in the Twin Lakes area experienced power outages Saturday morning. As of 11:50, North Arkansas Electric Cooperative (NAEC) is reporting 320 members in Baxter County currently without power. According NAEC CEO Mel Coleman, heavy winds sustained in the Twin Lakes area caused trees to fall on power lines in…

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