Conservation and Reliability: Wildlife Mitigation Strategy for Utilities

Wildlife mitigation is an important job, making sure animals and power equipment do not come into such disastrous contact. However, it is not an easy job as there are so many ways animals may cause a fault or damage equipment. It isn’t just animals touching electrified equipment, although this is a contributor. Animals can also cause problems via their nesting behaviors, by depositing waste on equipment, shedding fur or feathers that cause ignitions.    

In this ebook, we will go over:

• What needs to be considered before crafting an effective wildlife mitigation strategy,
• How to deny critters access to potentially vulnerable equipment that may attract them
• How to minimize the overall impact on the local environment in a way that maintains reliable electric service

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