TransGard Systems installs 2,000th substation fence

Sept. 30, 2011 - PRLog -- TransGard Systems, manufacturer of a patented fencing system that prevents animal incursions at electrical substations, reached a significant milestone earlier this month – the installation of its 2,000th animal deterrent system.

Already this year, TransGard has installed fences in New York, Texas, Indiana, Oklahoma and several other states – and many more utilities, cooperatives and other substation operators are making plans for future installations.

TransGard’s 2,000th installation highlights two important facts:

#1: Animal incursions have become too expensive to ignore   Squirrels, raccoons, snakes, domestic cats and other climbing animals have caused substation outages in urban, suburban and remote locations across North America.  A single outage can cost tens of thousands of dollars in equipment and man-hours, not to mention frustrated customers.  In fact, the cost of animal-related outages in the entire United States totaled just under $15 billion for 2009.

#2: TransGard Systems work    TransGard offers the only substation fence that delivers a mild electric shock that deters climbing animals but won’t harm them, or humans – a humane approach that offers the most effective barrier against animal incursion. In fact, utilities often install the system at multiple substations after they discover its effectiveness firsthand, according to Bill Reichard, TransGard’s general manager.

“It’s gratifying to reach the 2,000 installation plateau, because it means our customers are seeing results in the field,” Reichard said.

Reichard added that, with the increasing number of outages caused by snakes, many of TransGard’s recent installations have included the company’s specially designed snake panels, which prevent incursion from snakes as small as ¼” in diameter.

For more information about TransGard Systems, visit www.transgardfencing.com.

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About TransGard Systems TransGard’s patented fencing was developed exclusively to eliminate substation outages caused by climbing animals. Since it was founded in 1990, TransGard fences have been installed at more than 2,000 substations in the U.S. and Canada, and as far away as South America. For more information or to request a quote, visit www.transgardfence.com.