Power Outages

[StnCld316]

Foamy Out on a Mission  😁

 

A squirrel is being blamed for a power outage in Lake Norman, North Carolina Saturday that left around 10,000 customers in the dark, The Charlotte Observer is reporting.

It's not clear how the squirrel caused the outage. It may have come into contact with a live wire, or it could have chewed through a power line. Crews with Energy United, the affected power company, said they found the rodent responsible for the outage in an electrical substation.

Squirrels like to chew on things. They're rodents and their teeth never stop growing, so they'll gnaw on things like wood, metal, plastic, and wires, to keep their teeth from getting too long.

Believe it or not, power outages caused by squirrels aren't uncommon - and analysis suggests they may cause more financial damage to critical infrastructure than cyber attacks.

                                                                                                                  

[HarleyFatboy]

The little bastards can be a nuisance, that's for damn sure.  On the line of animals causing power outages, Raccoons are also a big problem.

[ARMY SNIPER]

9 hours ago, StnCld316 said:

Foamy Out on a Mission  😁

 

A squirrel is being blamed for a power outage in Lake Norman, North Carolina Saturday that left around 10,000 customers in the dark, The Charlotte Observer is reporting.

It's not clear how the squirrel caused the outage. It may have come into contact with a live wire, or it could have chewed through a power line. Crews with Energy United, the affected power company, said they found the rodent responsible for the outage in an electrical substation.

Squirrels like to chew on things. They're rodents and their teeth never stop growing, so they'll gnaw on things like wood, metal, plastic, and wires, to keep their teeth from getting too long.

Believe it or not, power outages caused by squirrels aren't uncommon - and analysis suggests they may cause more financial damage to critical infrastructure than cyber attacks.

                                                                                                                  

Hey.. that's not too many miles from where i used to live.          

[sereno]

Has anyone seen or heard from Foamy T. lately?  Was he near Lake Norman NC?

[StnCld316]

4 hours ago, sereno said:

Has anyone seen or heard from Foamy T. lately?  Was he near Lake Norman NC?

He has been around.