In the course of my career I have written several articles when an animal (squirrel, hawk, something else that I forget) gets into an electrical system and blows out power to thousands of people. Here’s an example.
Spring is prime animals-screw-up-power season, so Eversource in Connecticut put out a good, matter-of-fact video describing the animal guards they put on transformers. Check it out while you still have power.
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