Birds pose their own set of challenges to electrical substations: they can fly into equipment, their nests can drop debris into sensitive areas or collapse completely, and bird droppings are corrosive health hazards with the capacity to create unwanted connections between components. But as difficult as birds can be, smart […]
TransGard’s annual list has squirrels, snakes, birds … and lots of expensive problems.
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 LLC, a leading provider of animal-deterrent equipment to substations, announced today that William Marks has joined the company as its Director of Sales for the […]
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.
TRANSGARD TO SHOWCASE ANIMAL DETERRENT PRODUCTS AT THE 2021 UTILITY EXPO NEWS RELEASE (YORK, Pa.) — TransGard will exhibit components of both its patented fence system and its Laser Bird Defense at the 2021 Utility Expo. The show will run September 28-30 in Louisville, KY. TransGard is the manufacturer of […]
Birds wreak havoc at hundreds of substations every year, undermining system reliability and costing millions. Bird incursions can have disastrous results: equipment damage, outages, and expensive cleanups due to corrosive droppings. Even worse: the traditional deterrents provide only temporary, spotty relief. Now, there’s an innovative solution to the problem: lasers. […]
Squirrels are often viewed as the most likely suspect of an animal-caused outage. But in Texas, the problem often doesn’t scamper in — it slithers. CoServ Electric, which operates 29 substations across North Texas, experienced multiple outages in 2019 from bull, corn, and rat snakes crawling into substations. Each outage […]
IN THE FIELD: PROTECTION PAYS OFF FOR LA PLATA TRANSGARD HELPS LA PLATA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ELIMINATE OUTAGES In this video, the CEO of La Plata Electric Cooperative outlines the problems animals caused at its Colorado substations – and how TransGard eliminated the outages that plagued several of its subs. The […]
Five factors behind outages – and a way to prevent them According to a 2016 American Public Power Association survey, animal incursion was the leading cause of outages at substations in the United States – and squirrels were by far the leading problem species. In fact, John C. Inglis, former […]
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