Public power utilities from across the U.S. have been recognized for maintaining best practices that protect and cultivate urban tree canopy.
The TreeLine USA® program exists to recognize best practices in public and private utility arboriculture. The Arbor Day Foundation collaborates with the National Association of State Foresters on this initiative.
Tree Line USA also promotes delivering safe and reliable electricity while maintaining healthy community forests.
The following public power utilities were designated as 2022 Tree Line USA utilities:
- Huntsville Utilities (Alabama)
- Salt River Project (Arizona)
- City of Lompoc Electric Utility (California)
- Redding Electric Utility (California)
- Colorado Springs Utilities (Colorado)
- JEA (Florida)
- Orlando Utilities Commission (Florida)
- Winter Park Electric (Florida)
- Waverly Utilities (Iowa)
- City of Naperville Electric Utility (Illinois)
- Bowling Green Municipal Utilities (Kentucky)
- Mishawaka Utilities (Indiana)
- Rochester Public Utilities (Minnesota)
- Carthage Water & Electric Plant (Missouri)
- City Utilities of Springfield (Missouri)
- Columbia Water and Light (Missouri)
- Independence Power and Light (Missouri)
- City of Rocky Mount (North Carolina)
- Wake Forest Power (North Carolina)
- Lincoln Electric System (Nebraska)
- Nebraska City Utilities (Nebraska)
- Nebraska Public Power District (Nebraska)
- Omaha Public Power District (Nebraska)
- Town of Massena Electric Department (New York)
- City of Westerville Electric (Ohio)
- Cuyahoga Falls Electric Dept. (Ohio)
- Edmond Electric (Oklahoma)
- Gaffney Board of Public Works (South Carolina)
- BrightRidge (Tennessee)
- Bristol Tennessee Essential Services (Tennessee)
- CDE Lightband (Tennessee)
- City of Oak Ridge Electrical Department (Tennessee)
- Cleveland Utilities (Tennessee)
- Clinton Utilities Board (Tennessee)
- Cookeville Electric Department (Tennessee)
- Knoxville Utilities Board (Tennessee)
- Morristown Utility Systems (Tennessee)
- Nashville Electric Service (Tennessee)
- Pulaski Electric System (Tennessee)
- Sevier County Electric System (Tennessee)
- Tullahoma Utilities Authority (Tennessee)
- Austin Energy (Texas)
- Brownsville Public Utilities Board (Texas)
- Denton Municipal Electric (Texas)
- Garland Power & Light (Texas)
- Brigham City Public Power (Utah)
- Murray City Power (Utah)
- Provo City Power (Utah)
- Benton Public Utility District (Washington)
- Clark Public Utilities (Washington)
- Cowlitz PUD (Washington)
- Richland Energy Service (Washington)
- Seattle City Light (Washington)
- Snohomish County PUD 1 (Washington)
- Tacoma Power (Washington)
- Menasha Utilities (Wisconsin)
- Shawano Municipal Utilities (Wisconsin)
The full list of 2022 Tree Line USA utilities, which also includes investor-owned utilities and cooperatives, is available on the Arbor Day Foundation’s website.
