Oakland County
Helicopters Will Be Inspecting ITC Power Lines and Structures May 27-June 30
Helicopters will examine ITC electrical energy traces and buildings on 27 Might 30 June
(ITC, Might 23, 2025)
Oakland County, MI-ITC will carry out air patrols of the high-voltage transmission buildings and contours in Michigan from 27 Might of 30 June, permits it once more. The helicopter patrols are carried out to supply a basic standing of the overhead transmission system managed by ITC’s Michigan -Operational entities, ITCSwitch and Michigan Electrical Transmission Firm, LLC (METC).
The air inspections cowl nearly all the peninsula, together with the entire or a part of the next provinces (date attain have been approached):
- 27-30 Might: Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne.
- 2-11 June: Bay, Genesee, Gratiot, Huron, Ingham, Isabella, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Midland, Montcalm, Oakland, Saginaw, Sanilac, Shiawassee, St. Clair and Tuscola.
- June 12-17: Allegan, Barry, Department, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kent, Lenawee, Monroe, Ottawa, Shiawassee, St. Joseph, Van Buren and Washtenaw.
- 18-21 June: Allegan, Clinton, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella, Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Midland, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana and Ottawa.
- June 24-30: Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Bay, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Clare, Crawford, Emmet, Gladwin, Grand Traverse, Iosco, Kalkaska, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Midland, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Eslisle, Rosommon and Wexford.
These patrols are a North -American Electrical Reliability Company (Nerc) requirement for ITC’s Vegetation Administration Program, assist proactive upkeep targets and are in step with the mannequin of the corporate for operational excellence. They embody inspections of all transmission buildings and tools, together with, however not restricted to, monopoles, metal towers, wood poles, conductors (threads), insulators and different tools.
Checking crews for broken or worn tools and vegetation crusing. The inspection flights are sometimes carried out at low heights to allow an correct visible inspection of apparatus for lightning harm, put on or different potential issues. It is a regular process, so there isn’t any motive to alarm if a low -flying helicopter is noticed close to Transmissie traces.
For extra details about ITC, go to www.itc-holdings.com.
About ITC Michigan
ITC Holdings Corp., the most important impartial electrical energy transmission firm within the nation in Novi, Michigan, owns and operates two subsidiaries within the state: ITCSwitch and METC (joint, ITC Michigan). The 2 programs embody roughly 8,700 circuit mushrooms from Transmissielijn that serve a lot of the decrease Michigan peninsula. Go to for extra data www.itc-holdings.com. ITC is a subsidiary of Fortis Inc., a pacesetter within the North -American regulated electrical and gasoline use sector. Go to for extra data www.fortisinc.com.
