While storms and falling tree debris cause a majority of electrical outages, animals have clawed their way toward the top of the list.

When animals like squirrels, raccoons or birds come into contact with a substation, it can lead to a widespread and costly outage – not to mention that it’s deadly to the animals. That’s why we're fortifying a growing number of electric substations with protective equipment like Greenjackets®, which are designed to shield exposed substation components from animal contact.

 

Watch how these "jackets" make our system more reliable by protecting substations from animal contact and outages, while also protecting wildlife.