Thinking Outside the Lines: Innovating Vegetation Management for a More Resilient Grid

August 26, 2026
Grand Horizons Ballroom ABC
Vegetation Management

ComEd is moving from a fixed vegetation trim cycle to a dynamic, condition based maintenance model built on remote sensing and LiDAR driven risk analytics. This session traces that evolution, starting with early satellite imagery pilots, including a pilot with Overstory, through ComEd's unitization initiative, which uses remote sensing data to forecast work and structure vegetation management contracts. Keith will explain how circuits are scored and moved in and out of cycle based on factors like tree density, circuit risk, reliability performance, customer impact, and cost.

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Speakers
Kevin McSweeney
Kevin McSweeney, Enterprise Sales Leader - ComEd
Keith Frost
Keith Frost, Senior Manager of Vegetation Management - ComEd