TransGard’s annual list has squirrels, snakes, birds … and lots of expensive problems.

Substation operators dealing with bird droppings could take a huge financial hit from cleanup costs, reliability threats, on-the-job injuries … even lawsuits. Learn more about the threat — and how to prevent bird incursions at your sub. 

Utilities know that birds can invade substations and damage equipment. But bird droppings can also cause serious illnesses in humans — like your substation employees. Learn how bird waste can lead to respiratory, pulmonary, and other diseases.

TRANSGARD NAMES WILLIAM MARKS REGIONAL SALES DIRECTOR, U.S. EAST SERVICING NC, SC, VA, PA, MD, DE, NY, NJ, AND NEW ENGLAND (YORK, Pa) — TransGard

Since its first days of operation, TransGard has sounded the warning about the risks that animals pose to the nation’s electrical grid. Now, the national consumer media is beginning to take notice.

In this recent feature, ABC News departs from the usual “sneaky squirrel shuts down Main Street” tone and highlights the very real — and expensive — danger that climbing animals and birds introduce when they come in contact with elements of the power distribution system, not only in the U.S, but around the world.