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.
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 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 […]
Hot weather means animal-caused outages are more than just inconvenient … they’re dangerous to customers. These outages from the second quarter of 2022 underscore the larger threat birds and climbing animals pose to substations.
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.
Michigan is considering legislation that would require utilities to compensate customers affected by power outages: bill credits, local government reimbursements, and more.
We’re all pleased that the winter of 2021-22 was relatively easy on the U.S., but, according to TransGard’s research team, the warm winter could lead to huge headaches for utilities and other power providers.
TransGard will showcase its patented fence and Laser Bird Defense system at this leading T&D event.
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