Who is responsible if I have trees growing in the power line to my electric meter?

Trees on private property are the responsibility of the property owner. Ponca City Energy will trim back any branch that is rubbing hard on the electric line. This is a minimal trim and is done to protect the line and keep power on. If a homeowner wishes to cut more, they can hire a private tree trimmer and PCE can temporarily drop the line for them to complete the work if needed. Every attempt should be made by the property owner to keep from trees growing in the line continuously.

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1. How do I report an outage?
2. Where does Ponca City Energy (PCE) get its power?
3. My power went out, what do I do?
4. How do I report an outage?
5. What does my electric line look like?
6. What is a point-of-connection?
7. Where is my meter and what does it look like?
8. Why can’t Ponca City Energy tell when the power will be back on?
9. Who is responsible if I have trees growing in the power line to my electric meter?
10. I have an object or a tree limb hanging on my electric line, who I call?
11. A broken limb is on my power line what should I do?
12. What are the major causes of Power Outages?
13. How far should I plant my tree from the electric lines?
14. Why does the power company trim so much off my trees near the main power lines?