Safe way to remove branches around power transformer?

[DerbyDad03]

Again, "until they get to the house" as opposed to "the point where they _enter_ the house" is very different. In terms of who is responsible for what and what that means to the homeowner, that difference is huge. It would have been OK for you to say that you were wrong instead of claiming most people knew what you meant, but the reason you didn't do that is a not a home-repair related discussion.

Keep in mind that the OP didn't appear to know that the utility is responsible for the trimming of trees near their wires in the first place, so any response related to that issue is new information to him. For that reason, he would not be included in the "most people know what I meant" group. It is our responsibility to be as accurate as possible with information related to his issue so as not to lead him astray. My response to your post was to simply set the record straight as to where the utility company's responsibility "typically" ends.

[TimR]

In my area the utility will trim trees that they perceive as a risk to their lines.

That is not the same as trees that I perceive as a risk to their lines. I would have liked much more clearance but they declined.

[Tony Hwang]

Hi, Our power co. is wholly city owned. They are quite friendly. Any how my neighborhood has all the wires. cables under ground. (Phone, power, internet cable) Street light pole power lines are also under ground.

[DerbyDad03]

Did you want something like this? ;-)

They did this to a huge pine tree at the end of my street. Since it is the only tree on the corner lot, removing it completely would have removed any "privacy" that the homeowner had, leaving her with a wide open lot. From her yard, it still looks like a "normal" tree, but from up the street where I live, the U is as visible as the one in the picture.