There’s a fast, inexpensive, and safe way to prevent outages caused by squirrels, birds and rodents without de-energizing at the transformer. Click here to download the Squirrely brochure. The Squirrely offers the following advantages and benefits: •Highly effective in preventing electrical outages caused by squirrels and birds Can be installed while the service is still energized Easily installed with any style of shotgun UV protected for extended life Can be installed by 1 person on the ground using a telescoping hot stick with the Squirrely Installation tool HJA-700-100 How to Install the Squirrely: Outages Caused by Squirrels: “I don’t think paralysis [of the electrical grid] is more likely by cyberattack than by natural disaster. And frankly the number-one threat experienced to date by the US electrical grid is squirrels.” – John C. Inglis, Former Deputy Director, National Security Agency 2015.07.09 As told to The Washington Post, The American Public Power Association, a group representing municipal electric utilities, says that squirrels are the most frequent cause of power outages in the U.S., although it notes that squirrel-induced outages typically affect fewer people than outages caused by storms. “Squirrels remain the biggest wildlife nemesis because of their sheer numbers and smarts,” the story concluded. See article. A recent incident in the Cyber Squirrel database happened on January 2 in Wagoner, Oklahoma. A squirrel touched grounded wire at an electric substation, knocking out power for a portion of the town for five hours. Tags: squirrelly, squirely, squirelly, squirreley, squirly, squirreley, WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm – www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
