FENCE NEWS MAGAZINE FEATURES TRANSGARD PATENTED SUBSTATION FENCE “AN ECONOMICAL SOLUTION” TO ANIMAL OUTAGES Fence News, the national industry magazine, showcased the effectiveness of TransGard fencing in its March issue. Here’s an excerpt:   “Next to weather-related damage, animal intrusions are the most common cause of substation outages. Every year, […]

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. […]

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 […]