I'm not completely sure this is indeed what we're talking about, but in Quebec, Hydro Quebec clears the forest around their power lines [0][1]
0: https://imgur.com/a/P5boTGD 1: https://imgur.com/a/judq7zj
0: https://imgur.com/a/P5boTGD 1: https://imgur.com/a/judq7zj