CMP will trim 4,600 miles of trees to reduce outages

ASSOCIATED PRESS • February 16, 2022

Central Maine Power said it plans to trim thousands of miles of trees this year to try to make the state’s energy grid more reliable. The utility said Wednesday the $27 million trimming program will target 4,600 miles in 2022. Maine is the most heavily forested state in the country, and falling trees and limbs are the leading cause of power outages.