Nov 20, 2018
It’s still November, but every substation operator wants to reduce (or eliminate) outages from year to year. The way to achieve that goal: start planning for 2019 … right now. Here are a few resolutions for dramatically reducing the threat of animal incursion:... read more
Oct 30, 2018
For many utilities, squirrels are “public enemy #1” — responsible for thousands of outages at substations across the U.S. Now, that threat has gotten even scarier … just in time for Halloween. News media in the northeastern U.S. have reported on a massive uptick in... read more
Oct 4, 2018
CD NOVA TO REPRESENT TRANSGARD IN CANADA, EXPANDING AVAILABILITY OF ANIMAL-DETERRENT FENCING (YORK, Pa.) — TransGard, which has installed proven animal-prevention fencing at more than 3,000 substations in North America, announced today it has reached an agreement with... read more
Aug 30, 2018
T&D World, a leading industry magazine, asked TransGard to develop an online slideshow based on our popular “Five Worst Outages” list. Check it out — and be sure to look for this year’s list, which we’ll announce in December 2018. VIEW... read more
Jul 20, 2018
Once again, TransGard is in the news. This time, La Plata Electric Association, a Colorado cooperative, garnered coverage for its plan to secure TransGard protection at all 22 of its substations. Two regional publications ran news stories on the plan. Highlights:... read more
Jul 19, 2018
PRO INSTALLATION = EXTENDED COVERAGE OUR WARRANTY … TRIPLED FOR 2018! TransGard offers a one-year warranty on ALL our fence components and parts. If you rely on our professional team to install your fence, we typically double the warranty to two years. Now, for the... read more
Jun 25, 2018
“SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL” FOR ANIMAL-DETERRENT SUBSTATION FENCING (YORK, Pa.) — TransGard announced today that GHMR Co. Inc. will represent its patented animal-prevention substation fencing in five southern states. To date, TransGard has installed the proven deterrent... read more
May 21, 2018
TransGard has completed our revised and expanded Installation Guide, which now includes guidance on system maintenance. The new manual presents a graphic overview of the components, installation, activation, operation and maintenance of the TransGard fence. See... read more
Apr 25, 2018
Squirrels cause the most outages at substations, but lately raccoons have been working hard to catch up. In Knoxville, TN, last month, raccoon contact caused a huge flash, a shower of sparks, and then total darkness for 40,000 customers. SEE THE VIDEO HERE It was... read more
Mar 10, 2018
N E W S R E L E A S E TRANSGARD TO SHOWCASE ANIMAL DETERRENT FENCING AT IEEE T&D EXPO IN DENVER (YORK, Pa.) — TransGard, manufacturer of the only fence that deters climbing animals by delivering a mild electric shock, will exhibit components the system at the... read more
