Electricity Today T&D Magazine

According to the American Public Power Association, squirrels are among the top causes of power outages across the United States. Depending on your geographic region, there may be no “quiet” season - squirrels and other “Critters” can be active all year long.
Since you’re reading this - you already know the damage these critters can do and the cost, downtime, and nuisance it is to deal with the aftermath of an outage. Nowhere is the statement “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” so relevant as it is with animal outages.
This article takes an in-depth look at how a simple idea spawned a successful business known as Critter Guard and has become the go-to animal mitigation product for many electrical and telecom utilities around the world.

Background
In the fall of 2001, the inventor of the Critter Guard product family found that squirrels were using the...