If you see a helicopter flying above Franklin County over the next few days, don’t be alarmed, because Eversource is simply doing aerial inspections of its high-voltage electrical equipment.
The inspections, which are done semiannually, began Friday and will continue through Tuesday, weather permitting. Flights will happen between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The helicopter is blue and silver, with a tail number of N1431W, according to an Eversource press release. It will fly over the utility company’s rights-of-way in Ashfield, Conway, Deerfield, Erving, Greenfield, Leverett, Montague, Northfield, Shelburne, Sunderland, Shutesbury and Warwick to check for emerging vegetation or equipment issues that may threaten electric reliability.
For more information, visit: eversource.com.