Critters causing Power Outages in Lake Worth Beach

Why pesky critters are causing so many power outages in Lake Worth Beach

"In November and December alone, Lake Worth Beach has dealt with four power outages - two caused by raccoons and another two caused by iguanas.

Iguanas and other lizards are the top animal causes of outages in Lake Worth Beach. Squirrels, birds and raccoons are a close second. In 2022, there have been 30 sustained power outages (defined as an outage of more than one minute) from animal contacts caused by iguanas and other lizards (19), birds (nine), raccoons (two) and a snake (one).

Lake Worth Beach often deals with meddling raccoons at power substations that will electrocute themselves and cause major power outages. "Most of the time, it's instant death," Liberty said. "You're talking about 26,000 volts and the result is pretty gruesome."

Read about it... at the Palm Beach Post.