Energy, Utilities & Water  August 16, 2019

Electric utility spends to protect birds

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DURANGO — La Plata Electric Association, the electric cooperative based in Durango, spends $800,000 a year on equipment to protect wildlife from electrocution.

The Durango Herald reported that the spending goes toward hardware that converts transformers to safer models. Birds are most at risk when they take off and land on power equipment because their spread wings can come into contact with two energized parts. The retrofits cover those parts.

 

DURANGO — La Plata Electric Association, the electric cooperative based in Durango, spends $800,000 a year on equipment to protect wildlife from electrocution.

The Durango Herald reported that the spending goes toward hardware that converts transformers to safer models. Birds are most at risk when they take off and land on power equipment because their spread wings can come into contact with two energized parts. The retrofits cover those parts.

 

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Ken Amundson
Ken Amundson is managing editor of BizWest. He has lived in Loveland and reported on issues in the region since 1987. Prior to Colorado, he reported and edited for news organizations in Minnesota and Iowa. He's a parent of two and grandparent of four, all of whom make their homes on the Front Range. A news junkie at heart, he also enjoys competitive sports, especially the Rapids.
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