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Raccoon-Caused Outages on the Rise at Substations Nationwide
2014-05-29 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Four Factors Behind The Outbreak – And How To Stop It<br /> <br /> New Freedom, Pennsylvania – Substations across the U.S. are under attack from an unexpected culprit: the raccoon. Recent raccoon-related outages have plagued both urban and rural substations, cutting power to thousands of residences and businesses. In fact, dozens of substation outages every year can be attributed to raccoons climbing onto equipment. Consumers Energy reports that 21% of its wildlife-related outages ...This story is related to the following:Safety and Security EquipmentSearch for suppliers of: Barrier Safety Fences | Fences
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