VEGETATION MANAGEMENT

EDM’s team of industry experts combines decades of experience and state-of-the-art technology know-how with a client-centered, collaborative approach to developing and implementing safe, reliable, compliant, cost-effective, cross-functional, programmatic solutions for electric T&D and gas pipeline utility vegetation management (UVM).

EXISTING UVM PROGRAM ASSESSMENT

Review & gap analysis  

Value proposition/business plan development 

Workload studies 

Program budgeting & capitalization strategies 

Risk-based program development & optimization Strategies 

Reliability-centered maintenance

Wildfire ignition prevention/fuels management 

Resiliency 

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Strategic & Sustainable Sourcing of UVM Services

Utility operations/sourcing/procurement/vendors collaboration 

Identify sourcing opportunities (worker recruiting, retention, risk reduction) 

Current state assessment & strategy development 

Best-in-class contractor selection 

Strategy implementation & continuous improvement

Accountability establishment

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Best Management Practices Implementation

Integrated vegetation management

Tree risk assessment & mitigation 

Vegetation-caused outage analysis 

Regulatory compliance (FAC-003, NESC, GO 95) 

QA/QC & continuous improvement  

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REMOTE SENSING STRATEGIES

Cross-functional remote sensing program development 

Use case identification 

Airframe and sensor evaluation and selection (satellite, fixed-wing, helicopter, UAS, LiDAR, hi-res, spectral, IR, etc.)

Work management, software solution configuration, and field mobile 

Data Analytics, Real-Time Situational Awareness and Reporting 

UVM Process Review & Mapping 

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Expert Witness Testimony & Litigation Support

Utility practices expert testimony 

Technical evidence, analysis, and interpretation 

Fact research & documentation 

Regulator query support 

Rate case hearing support and testimony 

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