If your power has gone out on a beautiful day, you may have been a victim of rodent attacks. Most of the time squirrels are responsible for an impressive number of electric issues each year. The electrical disruption caused by a squirrel and other rodents is common and widespread. Squirrels are among the top responsible for power outages across the US and other countries in the world.
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Squirrels cause 30% of power outages
By Keith Lawrence
Sep 21, 2020
For Owensboro Municipal Utilities, squirrels are public enemy No. 1.
Sonya Dixon, public relations and communications manager at OMU, says 30% of the utility’s power outages since June 1 have been caused by squirrels.
That damage cost OMU $20,000 for repairs.
And squirrels have accounted for six disruptions on OMU’s fibernet service during the same period, Dixon said.
One outage on Aug. 21 cost $20,000 to repair, she said.
“They are very destructive,” she said. “We have wildlife guards on our equipment, but squirrels are very difficult to keep out. They’re very stubborn and very innovative.”
Power restored to customers after squirrel causes fire at Kettering DP&L substation
By Jeremy P. Kelley
KETTERING — a squirrel that caused damage to equipment was blamed for a fire at a DP&L substation in Kettering that initially knocked out power to nearly 23,000 people, according to a DP&L spokesperson.
The fire was first reported at the substation on East Dorothy Lane west of Wilmington Pike in Kettering around 7:40 a.m. Monday.
As of 10:35 a.m., the only school without power was Orchard Park Elementary, which is located just a few hundred yards down the street from the substation where the fire broke out, according to Kettering schools spokeswoman Kari Basson.
Power had returned to Van Buren Middle School, Fairmont High School, and Oak view Elementary by 10:30 a.m. previously, power was restored to Beaver town Elementary and the district’s central offices and bus garage before 9 a.m.
Basson said the district’s food and nutrition department is planning cold lunches at Fairmont and Van Buren because of how late the power came back on. Orchard Park Elementary is ordering pizza for the students.
We’ll continue to update this story as we learn more.
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