Trees are a major cause of power outages. In fact, a single tree can affect power for an entire neighborhood. Please help keep trees away from power lines and plan ahead before landscaping. For safety reasons, we ask that customers not work within 10 feet of tree limbs near high-voltage power lines.

Tree limbs tangled in power lines are one of the top causes of power outages. Property owners should never plant trees below power lines, or close enough that limbs may grow into the lines as the tree matures. Oncor's team of vegetation management experts—including certified arborists and line-qualified tree service providers—may prune or remove trees that interfere with the reliability and integrity of electrical service within our service area. Property owners should never prune trees within 10 feet of a power line. If you have a tree that needs pruning near a power line, always get professional help. Tree branches touching power lines conduct electricity. Every year in Texas, people are injured or killed when they prune trees near power lines.

As an agent for the electric rate payers in Texas, Oncor must protect its assets while balancing the risks of allowing communications equipment on power poles. The goal of the Joint Use Management Group is to provide consistency so that all parties share accountability for actions that could negatively impact the safety and reliability of our electric distribution system, are treated fairly and equitably, and remit appropriate costs for make-ready.