Aug 21, 2019
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... read more
Jul 19, 2019
Five factors behind squirrel-related outages … and one proven 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... read more
Apr 16, 2019
Climbing animals always present a risk to substations: they damage equipment and cause hundreds of outages … every year. During spring, the threat level is even higher for two of the species most likely to invade your sub: Squirrels tend to mate in January,... read more
Mar 22, 2019
MOVE ENABLES CONTINUED GROWTH FOR ANIMAL-DETERRENT SUBSTATION PROTECTION (YORK, Pa.) — TransGard, which has installed proven animal-prevention fencing at more than 3,000 substations in North America, announced it has reached an agreement with PowerLink Electrical... read more
Feb 19, 2019
EASY-TO-INSTALL BARRIER TACKLES PROBLEM OF SNAKE INCURSION AT SUBSTATIONS (YORK, Pa) — TransGard, manufacturer of the only substation fencing that deters climbing animals by delivering a mild electric shock, announced today the release of its new... read more
Jan 25, 2019
SECURING THE TRANSGARD FENCE IN HIGH WINDS The latest option for our patented substation fencing: the Wind Anchor assembly. The anchor secures fence panels in a variety of surfaces against winds with pullout force of up to 14,000 lbs. The Wind Anchor works with any... read more
Jan 18, 2019
SEE OUR NEW PRODUCTS IN NEW ORLEANS The TransGard team will be exhibiting at DistribuTECH 2019 — a major industry trade show that runs Feb. 5-7, in New Orleans. Stop by booth #12625 to see our system’s entryways, control centers, snake panels and more. We’ll... read more
Dec 12, 2018
TRANSGARD SELECTS LIST FROM HUNDREDS OF ANIMAL-CAUSED SUBSTATION OUTAGES REPEAT OFFENDERS DO SERIOUS DAMAGE IN 2018 (YORK, Pa) — Each year, TransGard tracks hundreds of substation outages caused by climbing animals — squirrels, snakes, raccoons and others — to... read more
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
