Power outages have been a popular topic lately, with concerns about the global pandemic, recent storms, and freezing temperatures testing the grid’s strength. Utility companies have worked hard to keep everything running smoothly by replacing broken infrastructure, bringing in extra equipment and crews, and taking advantage of demand response. While there are many causes for outages ranging from fallen branches to cable failure, one of the main causes comes in a cute, fuzzy disguise. Yes, the real electricity enemy, or should I say enemies are squirrels.
Squirrels may be cute, but they can wreak havoc on your home’s wiring and insulation. Outside or in, at a utility pole or within your walls, these bushy-tailed rodents can be a major headache. Just how much damage can they do, and what can you do to prevent it? Let’s take a look.
‘Animal contact’ causes 300 to lose power in Westport
By Jim Shay; May 10, 2020
More than 300 customers are without power in Westport Sunday morning.
Just before 7:30 a.m., Eversource reported 313 customers were without electricity.
The outage was reported at 6:38 a.m. It did not give a estimate on restoration time.
It listed the cause as “animal contact.”
Eversource said animal-related outages typically spike in May, June and July.
Last June, there were 430 animal-related outages, the highest monthly number all year, compared to the lowest — 99 animal-related outages in December.
Squirrels can cause a lot of power outages. Raccoons and skunks are culprits, too. The animals can che through electrical equipment or come in contact with electricity.
Squirrel knocks out power in southwest Nixa
Wyatt D. Wheeler, Springfield News- April 23, 2020
If you were without power in southwest Nixa on Thursday morning, you have a squirrel to blame.
City of Nixa spokesperson Drew Douglas said in a release that around 9:15 a.m., a squirrel got on top of a large transformer at the Nixa Utilities Espy substation and caused a safety mechanism to trip and cut power to over 4,500 customers in southwest Nixa. Power was restored by 9:45 a.m.
It can be assumed the squirrel was trying to reach an acorn or was trying to keep its social distance from the other squirrels. One way or another, this story is squirrely.
The damage caused by rodents proves to be very expensive for the plant and owner of equipment.
So then what’s the solution? This question has been answered by C Tech Corporation’s RodrepelTM. It acts as an effective way to repel rodents, overcoming the limitations of the general rodenticides. The general properties of RodrepelTM are:
• Low toxic
• Low hazardous
• Non volatile
• Environmentally safe
RodrepelTM does not kill but only keeps the animal away by making use of the sensory mechanisms. The product functions from a distance generating a typical fear response in the animal. Thus, RodrepelTM actually helps in modifying animal behavior. Rodents being social animals also communicate the bad experience to their population in vicinity.
The masterbatch of RodrepelTM can be incorporated in wires and cables.
The product in the form of liquid concentrate can be diluted in Paints and organic solvents and applied to cables. The lacquer which is a topical application can be directly applied on the already installed wires and cables.
Our newly developed products, Rodrepel™ Rodent Repellent Spray is an easy to use product which can be sprayed on wires and cables, electronic appliances, cabinets, so as to as avoid the rodents from entering them.
RodrepelTM is RoHS, RoHS2, RoHS3, REACH, NEA, EU BPR, APVMA compliant and FIFRA exempted.
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