Close

OUTAGE NEWS

The latest from TransGard about animal-caused outages – and ways to prevent them.

TRANSGARD FEATURED IN ELECTRICITY TODAY

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

Read More
GregHeadPhoto

TRANSGARD APPOINTS GREG FREEMAN AS NEW CEO

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

Read More
2022 Worst Outages

NEWS RELEASE: THE WORST ANIMAL-CAUSED OUTAGES OF 2022

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

Read More
bigstock thermometer 28738382

Q2 OUTAGE REPORT: THE HEAT IS ON

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.

Read More
abcnews logo 5

NEWS: WILDLIFE COULD POSE ‘CATASTROPHIC’ RISKS FOR POWER GRIDS

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.

Read More

NEW eBook: Impact of Bird Waste + Substation Damage | Download Your Copy Now

X