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Vegetation Management

Right-of-way and vegetation practice, and home to the Wildfire Mitigation Task Force.

Areas of focus

What this subcommittee does.

Vegetation strategy for the wildfire era. Vegetation risk has changed shape – drier conditions, aging infrastructure, wildfire exposure. This subcommittee moves members from reactive trimming to data-driven strategy.

A subcommittee of the Power Delivery Committee, Vegetation Management advances utility-wide strategies for safe, reliable, cost-effective vegetation management against environmental stress, aging infrastructure, and rising wildfire risk – covering technology and innovation (LiDAR, drones, AI), wildfire risk reduction, data-driven planning, and environmental and regulatory engagement. It is home to the Wildfire Mitigation Task Force.

Vegetation StrategyWildfire Risk ReductionLiDAR/Drones/AIRegulatory Engagement
Who it is for

Vegetation management, forestry, and wildfire mitigation leaders.

Why get involved

Leadership

Who leads this subcommittee.

AB
Chair

Alan Bowen

Santee Cooper
MJ
Executive Sponsor

Mike Johnson

How it works

Cadence and what's next.

How it meets

Meets in person twice a year, spring and fall, plus monthly virtual sessions.

What's next

Fall meeting in Westwood, Massachusetts, tentatively August or September 2026.

Resources

Links and materials.

Committee Member Portal
Watch

Wildfire mitigation, from the people doing it.

Grid Mod Pod Episode 83: Wildfire Mitigation Across the Country, with Adam Johnson of Duke Energy.

Put your team on this subcommittee.

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