POTOMAC EDISION SELECTS TRANSGARD LATEST INSTALLATION IS THE 17th AT THE UTILITY’S SUBSTATIONS Potomac Edison has installed new TransGard fencing at an Allegany County (MD) substation. Potomac Edison joins other FirstEnergy companies in choosing TransGard to deter climbing animals and protect against electrical equipment interference that can cause power outages. Unlike […]
PENN POWER INSTALLS TRANSGARD FENCING “ECONOMICAL SOLUTION” TO SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS Penn Power installed TransGard fencing in two Mercer County (PA) substations to help deter climbing animals and protect against electrical equipment interference that can cause power outages. The fencing keeps the animals out of harm’s way and electricity flowing to […]
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 […]
ATTENTION, ANIMALS: STAY OUT OF OUR SUBSTATIONS! COSERV STOPS SLITHERING ATTACKS WITH TRANSGARD SNAKE PANELS COSERV, a Texas company that provides infrastructure support to co-ops, recently posted an article and podcast about their experience using TransGard’s Premium Snake Fence to protect its substations. A few quotable quotes from the article: One […]
NEWS RELEASE: PARTNERS BRING LASERS TO THE FIGHT AGAINST BIRDS IN SUBSTATIONS EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT ACCELERATES PROGRAM TO PROTECT UTILITIES, COOPERATIVES (YORK, Pa.) — TransGard, a leading provider of animal-deterrent equipment to substations, announced today it has reached an exclusive agreement with Bird Control Group to distribute the manufacturer’s AVIX […]
COVID-19: A MESSAGE TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS Today, I am reaching out to you with an important update. As global concern about the COVID-19 outbreak grows, the TransGard team is doing everything we can to safeguard the health of our customers, our staff and our community at large. […]
NEWS RELEASE: TRANSGARD INTRODUCES EMERGENCY EXIT PANEL NEW FENCE COMPONENT ADDS ADDITIONAL SAFETY AT SUBSTATIONS (YORK, Pa.) — TransGard, manufacturer of the only substation fencing that deters climbing animals by delivering a mild electric shock, announced today the release of its new Emergency Exit Panel. TransGard’s new Emergency Exit Panels add […]
BIRDS FLY TO THE TOP OF THE LIST IN 2019 (YORK, Pa) — Each year, TransGard tracks hundreds of substation outages caused by climbing animals — squirrels, snakes, raccoons and others — to compile our list of the worst outages of the year. This year, we’ve added something new. Birds […]
NEW PRODUCT OFFERS A SAFE, EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF BIRDS IN SUBSTATIONS (YORK, Pa) — TransGard, manufacturer of the only substation fencing that deters climbing animals by delivering a mild electric shock, has introduced Laser Bird Defense, a high-tech solution to a problem that has plagued substations for […]
Penn Power installed new TransGard fencing in two Mercer County (Pa.) substations to help deter climbing animals and protect against electrical equipment interference that can cause power outages. According to an October 2019 article in T&D World, the work is part of Penn Power’s 2016-2020 Long-Term Infrastructure Improvement Plan (LTIIP), approved by […]
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 […]
MOVE ENABLES CONTINUED GROWTH FOR ANIMAL-DETERRENT SUBSTATION PROTECTION (YORK, Pa.) — TransGard, which has installed proven animal-prevention fencing at more than 3,000 substations in North America, announced it has reached an agreement with PowerLink Electrical Sales, a leading manufacturers’ representative agency serving the electric power industry. Based in Westlake, Ohio, […]
EASY-TO-INSTALL BARRIER TACKLES PROBLEM OF SNAKE INCURSION AT SUBSTATIONS (YORK, Pa) — TransGard, manufacturer of the only substation fencing that deters climbing animals by delivering a mild electric shock, announced today the release of its new SnakeStop matting. SnakeStop is a ground-based, electrified boundary specifically engineered to prevent snake incursions […]
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