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Best Standard of Safety and Performance for Substations
January 8, 2019
You Deserve the Best Standard of Safety and Performance The Importance of Standards – Why do we have them? Standards are established in order to
Importance of Testing for Animal Mitigation Guards
November 6, 2018
Animal Mitigation guards should be tested to demonstrate they can accomplish the intended function of preventing wildlife contact with energized parts. IEEE 1656-2010 “Guide for
The Drive Toward Zero Animal-Caused Outages
October 23, 2018
Is it even possible to suggest that you can drive toward zero animal-caused outages? Like many Canadian utilities, AltaLink’s experience indicated that nearly 20 percent
Risk and Asset Management Strategies
October 9, 2018
Good data provides the ability to make appropriate decisions regarding an animal-caused outage problem. Specific animal-caused outage metrics need to be identified and tracked during
Asset Management Planning for Wildlife Outage Mitigation Planning
September 25, 2018
So, what should utilities do in a situation where they are having an animal-caused outage issue and do not know where to start when they
The Evolution and Application of Outage Mitigation Methods
September 4, 2018
So how do you best protect against animal-based threats, and is it even possible to achieve zero animal-caused outages once applied? IEEE-1264TM, “IEEE Guide for
The Cost of Outages. How Much Damage Can an Animal Cause?
August 21, 2018
Animal-caused electric outages, like all other outages, can cause direct and consequential damage (such as business interruption) to electric utility facilities, C&I customers, residential utility
How Do Animal-Caused Outages Occur?
August 7, 2018
Why do animals pose a threat in the first place? Why would they even be attracted to energized electrical equipment in substations that have fences
The Impact of Animal-Caused Outages
July 19, 2018
The growing reliance on energy and the implications of its interruption in residential homes, commercial and industrial facilities, and government agencies places an increasing burden on utilities to provide a more reliable power supply than ever experienced in the history of the electric system Find out which four Areas that power outages hit the hardest and how it could impact you!
Greenjacket Moves to Larger Manufacturing Facility to Meet Customer Demands
January 26, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GREENJACKET MOVES TO LARGER MANUFACTURING FACILITY TO MEET CUSTOMER DEMAND Foothill Ranch, CA – January 23, 2018 – Greenjacket Inc., the maker