MILD WINTER INCREASES THREAT TO NORTH AMERICAN SUBSTATIONS HOW WARM TEMPERATURES LEAD TO A SPIKE IN ANIMAL INCURSIONS So far this winter, we’ve had it easy. In fact, the eastern U.S. is experiencing yet another warmer-than-normal winter, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. But this most recent warm […]

TransGard names Scott Barbee Director of Services (YORK, Pa) — TransGard LLC, a leading provider of animal-deterrent solutions to substations, announced today that Scott Barbee has joined the company as its Director of Services. In his new position, Barbee will establish a national service network, oversee production, installations, and services, […]

TransGard Engineer Ryan Escure Elected to IEEE PES Chair (YORK, Pa) — TransGard LLC announced today that Ryan Escure, Senior Executive Engineer, has been elected chair of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power and Energy Society E5 Working Group (IEEE PES 5). The PES was created to better share […]

TransGard’s Bill Marks delivers online presentation for The Electricity Forum (YORK, Pa) — TransGard has been the authority on preventing animal incursions at substations for more than 30 years. It makes sense that industry associations and publications would want to share that information with their members and readers. In July […]

TransGard featured in Electricity Today CEO Greg Freeman discusses the problem of – and solutions to — animal incursions in substations (YORK, Pa) — Since its first days of operation, TransGard has raised awareness about the urgent risks that animals and birds pose to the nation’s electrical substations. In Electricity […]

TRANSGARD APPOINTS GREG FREEMAN AS NEW CEO SUBSTATION INNOVATOR HIRES EXPERIENCED, FORWARD-THINKING EXECUTIVE (YORK, Pa) — TransGard LLC announced today that it has hired Greg Freeman as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. TransGard is a leading provider of animal-deterrent equipment, with installations that currently safeguard thousands of North American […]

TRANSGARD INSTALLS 4,000th ANIMAL-DETERRENT SUBSTATION FENCE MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM — AND THE TRUSTED SOLUTION (YORK, Pa) — TransGard, manufacturer of the leading animal-deterrent substation fencing, announced that it installed its 4,000 th fence in early 2023. The patented TransGard fence is the only solution that delivers a mild […]

TRANSGARD REVEALS ITS 2022 LIST OF WORST ANIMAL-CAUSED SUBSTATION OUTAGES WILDLIFE CONTINUES TO DISRUPT AND INCONVENIENCE VIA LAND AND AIR Each year, TransGard, an industry-leading manufacturer of products that protect substations against animal incursion, tracks hundreds of substation outages caused by climbing animals and birds to compile our list of […]

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 […]