In Saskatchewan, trees cause approximately 1,000 power outages a year when they come in contact with power lines.
A falling tree contacting a power line can
- cut off power to you and your neighbours' homes
- start a fire and cause property damage
- cut power to local businesses resulting in damage and financial loss
- pose the risk of electrocution
Maintaining trees around power lines is an important part of our efforts to provide safe and reliable electrical service to our customers. We work with communities and individual property owners to address hazardous situations where trees may contact overhead power lines.
What you can do to prevent a power outage
- Co-operate with SaskPower staff when they visit your home or property to trim trees near power lines.
- Do not attempt to trim a tree yourself if it is near or in contact with a power line. Call us at 1-888-757-6937 to report the situation or submit your tree trimming request online.
- Avoid planting trees near power lines by following the guidelines in our Right Tree in the Right Place program.
