Suggested Practices for Avian Protection on Power Lines: 2006

Publication Number:    CEC-500-2006-022

Abstract:
This publication summarizes the history and success of more than three decades of work on the cause of and solutions to raptor electrocution. It springs from three previous editions of Suggested Practices for Raptor Protection on Power Lines and has been expanded and updated to assist those concerned with complying with federal laws, protecting and enhancing avian populations, and maintaining the reliability of electric power networks.

Produced as a cooperative effort of the Avian Power Line Interaction Committee, the Edison Electric Institute, and the California Energy Commission, this book provides a profile of the research and safeguards now available to remedy the issue of raptor electrocutions. This new edition is a significant update of the 1996 publication.Concerted joint efforts by industry, government, and conservation groups have led to an ever-increasing positive management of the issue. This fourth edition of the guide focuses on opportunities in the United States and throughout the world for avoidance or mitigation of electrocution problems, highlighting management options.

Author(s):  Avian Power Line Interaction Committee, Edison Electric Institute

Commission Division:    Technology Systems Division - R&D, PIER (500)

Office/Program:    PIER: Public Interest Energy Research

PIER Program Area:    Avian-Energy Mitigation Program

Date Published:    March 2006

Date On Line:    03/19/2007

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