Free trees from PSEG Long Island and Arbor Day Foundation
In honor of Arbor Day, PSEG Long Island, in partnership with the PSEG Foundation and the Arbor Day Foundation, will provide more than 460 free trees to its customers in Nassau and Suffolk county.
The trees are being given out through the Energy-Saving Trees program, which showcases how planting the right trees in the right location can reduce utility bills and promote ongoing system reliability.
“Arbor Day is a time for all of us to recognize the enormous importance of trees in our communities and our lives,” said David Lyons, PSEG Long Island’s interim president and COO. “Strategically planting trees helps save up to 20% on a home’s summer energy bills once the trees are fully grown, while also improving air quality and reducing stormwater runoff for all residents across Long Island and the Rockaways.”
The Energy-Saving Trees online tool helps customers estimate the annual energy savings that will result from planting trees in the most strategic location near their homes or businesses. All customers who participate will receive one tree and are expected to care for and plant them in the location provided by the online tool, taking into account utility wires and obstructions. The types of trees offered include red maple, river birch, scarlet oak, flowering dogwood, eastern red cedar and sweetbay magnolia.
The free energy-saving trees can be reserved by Nassau County residents at https://get.arborday.org/pseg starting Thursday, April 17, until all trees are claimed. Nassau residents’ reserved trees will then be available for pick-up on Saturday, April 26, at the PSEG Long Island Customer Service Center at 175 East Old Country Road in Hicksville, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. All reserved trees will be held until noon, when they will become available on a first come, first served basis.
In Suffolk, the free energy-saving trees can be reserved starting Monday, April 14, until all trees are claimed. The reserved trees will then be available for pick-up on Tuesday, April 22, at the H. Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.. All reserved trees will be held until noon, when they will become available on a first come, first served basis.
“Trees add beauty to neighborhoods, help reduce energy consumption, filter pollutants that negatively affect community health and wellbeing, and provide places of respite, along with many other benefits,” said Calvin Ledford, president of the PSEG Foundation. “The PSEG Foundation is proud to support the Energy-Saving Trees program.”
