Before Fiona struck, company’s vegetation budget was less than 1/4 that of NS Power
Maritime Electric is coming under fire for the lack of money it spends on trimming trees back from P.E.I. power lines, as it seeks approval from the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission to increase its profit margin.
Fallen trees, about 40,000 of them, were the main reason for the widespread power outages that dragged on after post-tropical storm Fiona hit Prince Edward Island last fall, according to the power utility.
