| City street with existing overhead lines | – No pole and line installation required. – High visibility for public, commercial, and municipal education. – Cooperation with numerous city entities may be necessary. – Trees serve multiple functions (aesthetics, cooling, erosion control, noise abatement, glare reduction, stormwater retention, etc.). – Tree and maintenance costs may be a city responsibility.
| – No control over line location. – Space may be more restrictive relative to species selection. – Cooperation with numerous city entities may be necessary. – Public may be displeased with removal of hazard trees. – May lose control of tree pruning to the utility company. – Volunteer activities may be more constrained or regulated.
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| Demonstration site with existing overhead lines | – No pole or line installation required. – More flexibility regarding additional uses of site. – Species selection may be more flexible. – May lose control of tree pruning to the utility company.
| – No control over line location. – Generally all tree purchase, installation, and maintenance costs are the site’s responsibility. – Visibility for public, commercial, and municipal education may be limited.
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| Demonstration site without existing overhead lines | – Control over line location, site development, and tree pruning. – Lines installed are not energized. – More flexibility regarding additional uses of site. – Greatest flexibility relative to species. – Total control over tree pruning.
| – Requires pole and line installation. – Generally all tree purchase, installation, and maintenance costs are the site’s responsibility. – Visibility for public, commercial, and municipal education may be limited.
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