Raccoon Control for Power Lines, Transformers, and Utility Poles

Raccoons can create serious problems for utility companies, businesses, and homeowners due to their strength, dexterity, and climbing ability. These animals pose health risks by carrying diseases and parasites, and they’re well known for causing extensive property damage.

Raccoons often climb structures, tear into roofs or equipment, and damage electrical systems, which can lead to costly repairs or power disruptions. Fortunately, our raccoon control products at Critter Guard are designed to deter raccoons from climbing, nesting in, or accessing protected areas, helping to prevent damage to property and electrical systems.

How to Keep Raccoons Away from Power Lines

Raccoons are powerful, agile climbers and frequently use overhead power lines as pathways between trees, rooftops, and food sources. Their intelligence and dexterity allow them to balance easily on lines, creating serious safety and reliability concerns. As raccoons climb and move along power lines, they can damage overhead equipment and increase the risk of outages, especially when they come into contact with energized components such as transformers or terminals.

In urban areas, raccoons commonly use power lines to access homes and businesses. From there, they may tear into roofs, soffits, and attics, damaging insulation, ventilation systems, and electrical wiring.

At Critter Guard, we offer specialized raccoon repellents for power lines designed to deter raccoons from traveling along overhead lines. Our Line Guard features five independent rollers and two rotating jump barriers that, once installed on the power line, create an effective and humane raccoon deterrent, stopping raccoons from crossing power lines and gaining access to roofs, buildings, and electrical equipment.

Customer Reviews of Our Raccoon Deterrent

“We knew of Line Guards value because of Duke Energy’s long history with the product. We’ve experienced repeat outages caused by raccoon and squirrels at multiple sites over the past few years and Line Guard helps us eliminate these outages. P.S. The installation instructions are fine, but the YouTube installation video REALLY helped us. We installed these on HOT (energized) lines, so the video was great.”
- John Adams, City of Monroe, NC

“We had a near miss from a raccoon who found its way into our power generation substation. We found a bird nest behind some typical bushing guards that undoubtedly attracted the coon. We installed Critter Guards BirdBloc in Dec 2020 and we haven’t seen a single bird in that substation this spring! With Line Guard now protecting the overhead lines, and BirdBloc keeping birds out, were hopeful our animal problems are behind us.”
- John Hamble, City of Stillwater, OK

Raccoon Repellent for Trees and Utility Poles

With their sharp claws and highly dexterous front paws, raccoons are excellent climbers capable of scaling trees, utility poles, and rooftops. This climbing ability frequently brings them into contact with overhead electrical systems, increasing the risk of equipment damage, safety hazards, and power disruptions for homeowners and businesses.

Critter Guard’s raccoon pest control products are designed to stop raccoons from climbing trees and utility poles and accessing power lines and roofs. Our Pole Guard features a unique roller-based design surrounding a central plate, allowing it to be securely installed on wood, steel, concrete, and fiberglass utility poles, as well as on select trees within specific diameter ranges.

Our humane raccoon repellents effectively prevent raccoons from reaching roofs and critical overhead electrical equipment, helping reduce property damage and power interruptions.

Transformer Raccoon Deterrent

Once raccoons gain access to utility poles and power lines, they can easily reach overhead transformers. Transformers provide warmth, shelter, and elevated protection from predators, making them attractive nesting and resting spots for raccoons, especially during colder months. Unfortunately, raccoon activity around transformers can lead to serious damage, including short circuits, electrical faults, power outages, and even fire hazards.

At Critter Guard, our raccoon control products work together to help keep raccoons away from transformers and other overhead electrical equipment. To learn more about our raccoon pest control solutions and how they work, visit our online store for full product specifications and customer reviews.