Case Study: CASE STUDY: WFEC
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative (WFEC), a generation and transmission cooperative with more than 400 substations in Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas and Kansas, had been plagued for…
Case Study: Duke Energy
Duke Energy supplies and delivers energy to approximately 4 million customers via 1,400 distribution stations across five states, making it one of the largest electric power…
Case Study: Rochester Gas & Electric
New York State’s Rochester Gas & Electric (RG&E) operates some 165 substations and provides electricity to 362,000 residents and businesses across six counties in upstate New York.
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Case Study: Mishawaka Utilities
Mishawaka Utilities electric distribution system is the second largest municipal utility in the state of Indiana, providing service to a population of 46,557. The utility operates 11…
Case Study: Ameren
Ameren is the largest electric utility in Missouri and the second largest electric utility in Illinois, servicing approximately 2.4 million customers across both states. The company…
Every year, animals cause hundreds of substation power outages that leave thousands without power – and cost millions in repairs. Fortunately, there’s a proven solution: TransGard Systems.
For 20 years, TransGard fences have prevented power outages from squirrels, raccoons, snakes, and others, deploying a specially engineered substation fencing system that delivers a humane – but effective – electric shock to climbing animals.
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Special base panel helps protect electrical substations from reptile-caused outages
In November of 2011, national trade publication Utility Products ran an article on the increasing problem of animal-caused outages at electrical substations.