Independent studies show FireFly and BirdMark to be the most effective bird diverters. They have been tested by EPRI and recommended by U.S. Fish and Wildlife. They also have a lower installed cost than coils. Bird diverters from P&R Tech help utilities save birds, prevent damage, and avoid fines.
P&R Tech offers a wide range of LED obstruction lights that meet and exceed FAA and ICAO standards for marking towers and other obstructions of various heights. We also offer a number of different solar lighting solutions as well.
In remote areas, where 110V or 220V is not available except at extremely high cost, solar powered FAA & ICAO obstruction lights have become the preferred and often necessary solution for marking utility transmission towers, telecom towers, wind farm testing, airports, and other tall structures. Tapping into solar energy is simpler and greener, saves money, and keeps lights off grid.
If you farm anywhere in North America, the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) has probably already cost you money. These birds pour into feedlots and orchards in flocks that can top 100,000, strip the most nutritious feed out of a ration, foul what's left with...
Agricultural Bird Control: How to Protect Feed, Crops, Barns, and Equipment Farm bird control starts with identifying where birds feed, land, enter, roost, or nest. Written by the P&R Tech team. Experts in bird deterrent and bird hazing. A farm bird problem...
Fatal bird strikes on power lines are a persistent and preventable problem, especially for migratory species unfamiliar with the terrain. These strikes and deaths have real consequences for wildlife and utility operations, leading to preventable deaths, customer...
A static line rating is a bet on the worst day of the year. Hot air, no wind, full sun, and a conductor already close to its thermal limit. Utilities set the number there and leave it, because a rating that's wrong on the wrong day sags a line into a tree. Most days...
Utilities are stringing thousands of miles of new 765 kV line across the country. Data centers, AI processing hubs, and EV charging are driving demand at a pace nobody planned the grid around, and these lines are quickly becoming its backbone. Those spans have to be...
