NEWS: SUBSTATION SPECIAL EDITION – BIRDS AND SUBSTATION OUTAGES
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. TransGard, the company focused solely on substation protection, recently introduced Laser Bird Defense to the utility industry. This exciting alternative uses silent, cost-effective lasers to drive birds from substations – and keep them away.
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